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House lawmakers will once again be able to request certain health earmarks in the fiscal 2027 spending bill following a years-long ban ...

The Center for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) will implement a six-month nationwide moratorium on the Medicare enrollment of DMEPOS supplier medical supply companies, according to a notice in the ...

Among dual-eligible beneficiaries hospitalized for stroke, those enrolled in Medicare Advantage plans were more likely to be discharged to lower-quality ...

Vice President JD Vance announced Wednesday that the Trump administration would “temporarily halt” some Medicaid funding to the state of Minnesota over fraud concerns, as part of what he described as ...

Federal health programs will cost over $26 trillion through 2036, under the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) baseline, making health care the largest category of federal spending. In this piece, we ...

President Donald Trump used his State of the Union address Feb. 24 to plug TrumpRx, criticize the ACA and call out possible Medicaid fraud. While President Trump addressed affordability more broadly, ...

Trump's State of the Union address resonated in Florida, touching on key issues like affordability, immigration, and DEI.

FDA Approval for Pediatric Indication -- LINZESS received U.S. FDA approval in November 2025 for IBS-C patients aged 7-17, ...

Medicare’s Prescription Payment Plan lets seniors spread out drug costs, but low awareness is limiting enrollment.