The official purpose of Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.'s marathon Senate confirmation hearings this week was for lawmakers to decide if Kennedy is fit to oversee 80,000 employees and a $1.8 trillion annual ...

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. struggled to explain how he would manage Medicare and Medicaid, two major programs overseen by HHS, the agency he has been nominated to lead.

Robert F. Kennedy Jr sat before the Senate for 2 separate hearings, to decide the fate of his confirmation as secretary of ...

Vermont Senators Bernie Sanders and Peter Welch, along with New Hampshire Sen. Maggie Hassan, were among lawmakers Wednesday from both parties grilling Robert F. Kennedy Jr., President Trump’s pick ...

Cigna To Reform Prior Authorization, Provider Services In 2025 The Cigna Group will spend up to $150 million to reform its prior authorization, patient advocacy and provider services this year, CEO ...

Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s second confirmation hearing highlights vaccine skepticism, bipartisan concerns, and his plans as ...

Their prices have brought congressional scrutiny. Sales to Medicare, the US health program for seniors, account for about 10% of Novo’s annual revenue, according to an analysis by Leerink Partners.

Together, those 25 drugs account for a third of Medicare spending on prescriptions, Becerra said. Ozempic and Wegovy, in particular, have been scrutinized for their high out-of-pocket costs ...

Fifteen new drugs including the Ozempic will be included in Medicare's next round of price negotiation with drug makers, the Biden administration announced Friday. Ozempic, used to treat Type 2 ...

Popular weight loss drugs like Ozempic and Wegovy have been added to Medicare's list of medications that will be negotiated directly between the government and drug manufacturers, the Biden ...

The Texas judge who previously halted approval of the nation’s most common method of abortion ruled Thursday that three states can move ahead with another attempt to roll back federal rules and ...