RFK Jr. second hearing takeaways: GOP criticism, more Medicare fumbles, and DEI
RFK Jr.'s second Senate confirmation hearing focused on vaccines, Medicare, diversity, and science. Key Republicans were reticent to show support.
Vertex Pharmaceuticals Shares Gain After FDA Approves Non-Opioid Pain Drug
Shares of Vertex Pharmaceuticals rose after Journavx, the company's oral non-opioid pain medication, received Food and Drug Administration approval. The Boston company's stock rose 4.3%, to $457.25, ...
RFK Jr. is on the defensive over his vaccine views as a key confirmation vote hangs in the balance
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s second confirmation hearing highlights vaccine skepticism, bipartisan concerns, and his plans as ...
Kennedy accused of 'misleading' vaccine arguments by Republican US senator
Kennedy Jr, President Donald Trump's pick to run the top U.S. health agency, argued on Thursday that his controversial views ...
RFK Jr. grilled on Medicare: What is Medicare Part A, Medicare Part B and Medicaid? What are they?
Senators grilled Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on if and how he would reform Medicaid and Medicare during his first confirmation ...
Trump order signals shake-up in drug pricing innovation through Medicare and Medicaid
President Donald Trump’s Day One executive order rescinding Biden-era Medicare and Medicaid price innovation programs signals ...
Trump rolls back effort to lower Medicare, Medicaid drug costs
President Donald Trump, in signing dozens of executive orders on Monday, rescinded an effort by former President Joe Biden to lower drug costs by directing Medicare and Medicaid to test models that ...
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Medicare will negotiate Novo’s GLP-1 drug price. Here’s what that means for Ozempic, Wegovy.
Medicare’s next drug price negotiations will treat ... rather than treat each use approved by the Food and Drug Administration separately. “The statute and our guidance [are] very clear that when a ...
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Drug Enforcement Administration
The Ryan Haight Online Pharmacy Consumer Protection Act of 2008 (the "Ryan Haight Act") generally requires an in-person medical evaluation prior to the issuance of a prescription of controlled ...
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Understanding Medicare: Updates, Scams, and Cost-Saving Tips
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), through the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), has selected 15 additional drugs for price negotiations under Medicare Part D.