Does Medicare Cover CBD Oil?
CBD products made from hemp are federally legal following the Agriculture Improvement Act, which Congress passed and signed into law in 2018. But CBD oil doesn’t have Food and Drug Administration (FDA ...
Medicare, FDA staff among those fired in Trump administration purge - report
Employees at the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Food and Drug Administration (FDA), and Centers for ...
Job cuts hit FDA, Medicare, CDC
The Department of Health and Human Services laid off employees Saturday evening across some of its biggest agencies — ...
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Trump administration defends Medicare drug price talks in case brought by Novartis
The U.S. Department of Justice has filed an appeals court brief supporting the right of Medicare officials to negotiate ...
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Layoffs at HHS spark concern from providers
Industry experts and providers are worried layoffs at the Health and Human Services Department could slow down prior ...
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HHS layoffs expand to Medicare, FDA
Those laid off Saturday included HHS employees that evaluate the safety of medical devices and conduct oversight of ...
Medicare price talks defended by DoJ as Trump pledges to lower drug prices
The DOJ backs Medicare price negotiations amidst a Novartis lawsuit, while President Trump vows to lower U.S. drug costs.
Smart leadership and transparency can reshape America’s health care future
Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. was recently sworn in as Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS). And with it, President Trump ...
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Prioritize Prior Authorization Reforms In Medicare Advantage
Policy makers should continue to provide clear rules of the road, increase transparency, apply more effective oversight, and ...
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US Health Department layoffs expand to Medicare, FDA
The Department of Health and Human Services laid off employees Saturday evening across some of its biggest agencies — the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, the Food and Drug ...
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Demographic Variation In US Outpatient Hydroxychloroquine And Ivermectin Use During The COVID-19 Pandemic
As COVID-19 surged across the US starting in 2020, so too did the use of repurposed medications such as hydroxychloroquine and ivermectin to treat COVID-19 infections. Use of these medications ...
Health Care Down as UnitedHealth Slides - Health Care Roundup
UnitedHealth Group slid after The Wall Street Journal reported that the Department of Justice was probing the insurance giant's Medicare billing practices. The company, which had already faced a ...