Trump targets drug prices for Medicare beneficiaries
The Trump administration is encouraging competition by promoting expanded consumer options.
Medicare
Walmart eyes Medicare Advantage beneficiaries in Humana talks
The insurer caters to seniors as one of the largest providers of Medicare Advantage plans.
Benefits of lobbying evident for small drugmaker
Tucked in the massive congressional budget bill is a provision that props up the price Medicare pays for a handful of medications, costing taxpayers millions at a time when the Trump administration is vowing to reduce the cost of prescription drugs.
Lobbying pays off for small drugmaker in budget bill
Tucked in the massive congressional budget bill is a provision that props up the price Medicare pays for a handful of medications, costing taxpayers millions at a time when the Trump administration is vowing to reduce the cost of prescription drugs.
Trump uses page from 'smart policymaking 101' on health care
A smartphone app that lets Medicare patients access their claims information.
White House wants user-friendly electronic health records
The Trump administration says it's launching a new effort to make electronic medical records easier for patients to use.
Leading liberal policy group unveils 'coverage for all' plan
A major liberal policy group is raising the ante on the health care debate with a new plan that builds on Medicare to guarantee coverage for all.
Winners and losers under Medicare drug plan in Trump budget
Some Medicare beneficiaries would face higher prescription drug costs under President Donald Trump's budget even as the sickest patients save thousands of dollars, a complex trade-off that may make it harder to sell Congress on the plan in an election year.
Agency-by-agency highlights of Trump's 2019 budget
Highlights from President Donald Trump's budget for fiscal year 2019, released Monday.
Agency-by-agency highlights of Trump's 2019 budget
Highlights from President Donald Trump's budget for fiscal year 2019.
5 things to know about Trump's $4.4 trillion budget
President Donald Trump has sent Congress a proposal to spend $4.4 trillion in the 2019 budget year, which begins in October.
Trump's big promises on drug costs followed by modest steps
President Donald Trump makes big promises to reduce prescription drug costs, but his administration is gravitating to relatively modest steps such as letting Medicare patients share in manufacturer rebates.
On drug costs, modest steps follow Trump's big promises
President Donald Trump makes big promises to reduce prescription drug costs, but his administration is gravitating to relatively modest steps such as letting Medicare patients share in manufacturer rebates.
Trump proposes reduction of drug costs under Medicare
President Donald Trump will propose lowering prescription drug costs for Medicare beneficiaries by allowing them to share in rebates that drug companies pay to insurers and middlemen, an administration official said.
Trump aims to reduce drug costs under Medicare
Drug companies would bear a bigger share of Medicare's costs under the congressional budget deal, a shift that could help limit future increases in beneficiaries' premiums for prescription coverage.
Trump to propose reducing some prescription drug costs for Medicare beneficiaries
Trump to propose reducing some prescription drug costs for Medicare beneficiaries.
The Latest: Trump aims to reduce drug costs under Medicare
The Latest on proposals by President Donald Trump and in the Senate budget bill to lower drug prices for Medicare beneficiaries (all times local): 9 p.m. President Donald Trump is proposing to lower prescription drug costs for Medicare beneficiaries by allowing them to share in rebates that drug companies pay to insurers and other middlemen.
Aetna, Humana CEOs Say Industry Consolidation Good for Consumer
After weeks of intense discussions on possible mergers among the five biggest U.S. health insurers, Aetna announced it would buy Humana in a deal valued at $37 billion -- the largest insurance industry deal to date.
Beginning Of ObamaCare Era Marked By Glitches, Delays And Hope
As a key element of the ObamaCare health-care reform effort takes effect, America remains sharply divided on its merits.
Aetna 3Q EPS Falls Short, But Sales Jump on Coventry
Aetna reported a lower-than-expected profit for the 3Q, when cuts in government funding hurt results in the private Medicare business.