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Health Insurance

Taxpayers Paid Billions Treating Gunshot Wounds, Study Estimates

2025-10-02
By: Exporter
On: October 2, 2025
In: Health Insurance, Public Health

THURSDAY, Oct. 2, 2025 (HealthDay News) — American taxpayers have foot the bill for billions of dollars spent treating gunshot wounds, a new study says. Treatment for firearm injuries cost U.S. hospitals an estimated $7.7 billion between 2016 and 2021, with the largest share falling on urban hospitals that serveContinue Reading

Pfizer Strikes Deal with Trump to Lower Medicaid Drug Costs

2025-10-01
By: Exporter
On: October 1, 2025
In: Health Insurance, Public Health

WEDNESDAY, Oct. 1, 2025 (HealthDay News) — The White House has struck a deal with pharmaceutical giant Pfizer Inc. to lower the cost of prescription drugs for the Medicaid program. The agreement — announced at the White House Tuesday by President Donald Trump and Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla — comesContinue Reading

Most American Kids Rely On Medicaid, CHIP Insurance

2025-09-29
By: Exporter
On: September 29, 2025
In: Health Insurance

MONDAY, Sept. 29, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Most American kids rely on federal health insurance plans like Medicaid or the Children’s Health Insurance program at some point during their childhood, a new study says. About 61% of U.S. children, or 3 in 5, have been covered by a federal insuranceContinue Reading

When Insurers Restrict MS Drug Coverage, Relapses Rise

2025-08-05
By: Exporter
On: August 5, 2025
In: Health Insurance, Neurological

TUESDAY, Aug. 5, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Multiple sclerosis (MS) patients might have a higher risk of relapse if their health insurance is stingy with prescriptions, a new study reports. Patients with insurance plans that exclude coverage of some MS treatments have a significantly higher risk of developing new orContinue Reading

Medicaid, Medicare Don’t Adequately Cover Addiction Treatment, Study Says

2025-07-01
By: Exporter
On: July 1, 2025
In: Health Insurance

TUESDAY, July 1, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Opioid addicts covered by Medicare and Medicaid are less likely to receive the mental health and substance use treatment that they need, a new study says. Addicts with public insurance receive more than twice as many sessions if their therapy is also coveredContinue Reading

Insurers Promise to Speed Up Delays in Health Care Approvals

2025-06-25
By: Exporter
On: June 25, 2025
In: Health Insurance

WEDNESDAY, June 25, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Getting approval from your insurance company before a procedure or treatment may soon get a little easier. U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said this week that several of the nation’s largest health insurers have agreed to change howContinue Reading

Millions Stand to Lose Health Coverage Under Proposed Medicaid Cuts, Study Says

2025-06-20
By: Exporter
On: June 20, 2025
In: Health Insurance

FRIDAY, June 20, 2025 (HealthDay News) — About 7.6 million Americans could lose their health insurance if the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” passed by the U.S. House of Representatives becomes law, a new study says. As a result, more than 16,600 people a year will die needlessly, as medicalContinue Reading

Republican Medicaid Cuts Could Cause Rural Hospital Closures, CEOs Warn HealthDay TV

2025-05-16
By: Exporter
On: May 16, 2025
In: Health Insurance

FRIDAY, May 16, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Proposed cuts to Medicaid could be devastating to America’s rural hospitals, health care CEOs are warning in interviews with HealthDay. House Republicans have proposed an $880 billion reduction in Medicaid funding. Combined with other health care cuts, the package could leave as manyContinue Reading

Medicare Low-Income Drug Benefit Saves Lives, Study Says

2025-05-16
By: Exporter
On: May 16, 2025
In: Health Insurance, Vitamins / Drugs

FRIDAY, May 16, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Low-income Medicare beneficiaries are more likely to die if they lose access to crucial medication coverage, a new study says. More than 14 million poor Medicare beneficiaries receive the Medicare Part D Low-Income Subsidy (LIS), which further reduces their drug costs, researchers saidContinue Reading

President Signs Executive Order to Lower Some Drug Costs

2025-05-12
By: Exporter
On: May 12, 2025
In: Health Insurance, Public Health

Order expected to affect specific medications covered under Medicare that are administered in a health care settingContinue Reading

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