Tracking the Medicare Provisions in the 2025 Reconciliation Bill
KFF is tracking the Medicare provisions included in the legislation approved by the Budget Committee compared to current law
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Most Favored Nation would tie US drug prices to which countries?
A press release from CMS today provides the answer: [The Department of Health and Human Services] HHS expects each manufacturer to commit to aligning US pricing for all brand products across all markets that do not currently have generic or biosimilar competition with the lowest price of a set of economic peer countries. The MFN…
Medicaid State Fact Sheets
What percentage of people are covered by Medicaid in your state? Our State Medicaid fact sheets provide a snapshot with key data for Medicaid in every state related to current coverage, access, and financing, as well as a politics section for each state.
Payments Simplified: The 4 Key Features of Modern Healthcare Payment Platforms
Simplifying payments isn’t just about transactions; it’s about building better relationships and ensuring financial health through protection, payment choice, scale, and integration. The post Payments Simplified: The 4 Key Features of Modern Healthcare Payment Platforms appeared first on MedCity News.
The Changing Landscape of Ransomware: Why Healthcare Organizations Are Paying Less
Threat actors continue to refine their strategies, and the financial incentives for cybercrime persist. However, the combination of stronger defenses, regulatory pressure, and industry collaboration is starting to shift the balance in favor of defenders. The post The Changing Landscape of Ransomware: Why Healthcare Organizations Are Paying Less appeared first on MedCity News.
The Role of Consultants in Tackling Healthcare Expenses
[Sponsored] To ensure effective cost mitigation, employers can’t wait for the market to adjust — they have to punch first. The post The Role of Consultants in Tackling Healthcare Expenses appeared first on MedCity News.
Implementing Work Requirements on a National Scale: What We Know from State Waiver Experience
On May 14, the House Energy and Commerce Committee advanced its portion of a budget reconciliation bill to meet spending targets included in the budget resolution passed by Congress. As anticipated, Medicaid work requirement provisions are included and preliminary estimates released by the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) show that this provision would reduce federal spending…
This News Might Ruin Your Appetite — And Summer
It’s a marvel of food technology: ice cream that resists melting. In a video explaining the science behind it, a seller of food chemicals shows scoops of ice cream holding their shape under hot lights. The super ingredient? Polysorbate 80. Polysorbate 80 is an emulsifier, a chemical used to control the consistency of thousands of…
Trump Exaggerates Speed and Certainty of Prescription Drug Price Reductions
Under a new executive order, prescription drug prices will be reduced “almost immediately.” President Donald Trump, in a May 11 post on Truth Social President Donald Trump expressed high hopes for an executive order to reduce drug prices. On May 11, the day before he held a White House event to sign the executive order,…
How the Trump Administration Aims To Slash Health Care Spending
Health care has proved a vulnerable target for the firehose of cuts and policy changes President Donald Trump ordered in the name of reducing waste and improving efficiency. But most of the impact isn’t as tangible as, say, higher egg prices at the grocery store. One thing experts from a wide range of fields, from…