Donor Government Funding for Family Planning in 2024
In 2025, the donor government funding landscape fundamentally changed. Under the new administration, the United States (U.S.
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Rainy Season Wellness Tips
Rainy Season Wellness: Tips to Stay Healthy and Safe During Monsoon The monsoon season gives us a break from the summer heat, but it also brings its own set of health risks. With more moisture in the air, water puddles everywhere, and sudden weather changes, our bodies need extra attention to stay healthy during this…
With Direct-to-Patient Zepbound, Eli Lilly Takes a Stand Against Compounders and PBMs
Eli Lilly now offers vials of obesity medication Zepbound directly to self-pay patients at a nearly 50% discount off the drug’s list price. But more than offering patients a lower-cost alternative, this move represents a strategic stance against certain pharmaceutical industry players. The post With Direct-to-Patient Zepbound, Eli Lilly Takes a Stand Against Compounders and…
Medicare Advantage Provider to Pay Up To $98M to Settle False Claims Act Suit
Independent Health allegedly violated the False Claims Act by submitting invalid diagnosis codes to Medicare to inflate payments for its enrollees
Beyond the Session: A Smarter Mental Health Model
To meaningfully scale mental health care — and improve outcomes along the way — we must move beyond the rigid constraints of episodic care and toward a model that is continuous, intelligent, and adaptive to individual needs. The post Beyond the Session: A Smarter Mental Health Model appeared first on MedCity News.
An Arm and a Leg: Charity-Care Nonprofit Scales Up and Doubles Down
As premium payments for Affordable Care Act insurance plans soar and cuts to Medicaid start to affect hospitals and patients, many people in 2026 will need help paying medical bills. And charity care may be a solution. One group working on this is Dollar For, a nonprofit focused on helping people access the financial assistance…
Medicare Part D Premiums Are Decreasing for Many Stand-Alone Drug Plans in a Number of States in 2026
This brief looks at premium changes for Medicare Part D stand-alone prescription drug plans between 2025 and 2026. For plans that were offered nationwide in 2025 and will continue to be offered in 2026, Part D enrollees in many states will see lower monthly premiums in 2026.
AI Developers Need Real-World Data — and Atropos Health Is Stepping Up to Help
Many healthcare AI developers lack access to real-world data. To address this, Atropos Health is allowing AI developers to train and deploy their models using its real-world evidence network. The federated healthcare data network consists of more than 300 million patient records gathered from EHRs, claims data and patient registries. The post AI Developers Need…
Trump to end the IRA ‘pill penalty’
As reported by EndPoints: President Donald Trump on Tuesday signed an executive order offering support for a change to the IRA’s “pill penalty,” one of the industry’s long-standing policy priorities that could affect billions of dollars in drug costs under Medicare. The executive order on drug pricing contains a grab-bag of policy proposals, some of…
Medicare Advantage Glossary
This glossary serves as a guide to the sometimes arcane terms that inhabit the world of Medicare Advantage, the private plan alternative to traditional Medicare.