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The Latest Breaking News from Medicare

About the new drug pricing negotiations

The first eligible drugs treat diabetes, blood clots, blood cancers, arthritis and heart disease

Salon

Understaffed nursing homes are a huge problem, and Biden's promised fix 'sabotaged'

A study commissioned by the government to recommend minimum staffing levels at nursing homes drew no conclusions. And that means Biden's pledge to set those minimums may come to far less than hoped.

WEKU

Bulk-billed healthcare facility to take pressure off Cessnock Hospital

The facility will be operational this month.

Newcastle Herald

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The High Costs of Biden's Price-Controlled Drugs

Americans will be sicker and deader in the long run than they otherwise would have been.

Reason

5 things consumers need to know about Medicare’s new drug-pricing negotiations, how they’ll affect you

This could help people whose Medicare drug plans require big copayments. But the main relief will come from part of the Inflation Reduction Act that caps drug spending by Medicare recipients at $2,000 a year starting in 2025.

Chicago Sun-Times

Medicare Savings Programs can help cover your out-of-pocket costs. Here’s who qualifies

Medicare Savings Programs can help cover some costs for those on fixed incomes.

Fortune

Medicare starts a long road to cutting prices for drugs, starting with 10 costing it $50.5 billion annually – a health policy analyst explains why negotiations are promising but will take years

The Biden administration released on Aug. 29, 2023, a list of the first 10 drugs that will be up for negotiations with pharmaceutical companies over their Medicare prices.

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We need a new way to pay for aged care. But it can't shut out those on low incomes

Aged-care funding is again on the agenda, with the latest Intergenerational Report predicting Australia’s aged population will triple over the next 40 years. As a community, we will need to spend more on aged care than we do today, with aged-care spending expected to more than double its share of…

The Conversation

Medicare Lists First 10 Drugs for Talks On Lowering Your Costs

New prices for Medicare Part D drugs on list expected in 2026.

Kiplinger

Too many young people who've been in detention die prematurely. They deserve better

Young people in contact with the criminal justice system – be it under community-based orders or in youth detention – are among the most marginalised in our society. And the health and health-care disadvantage faced by these young people may be evident for years.

The Conversation

Biden touts Medicare negotiating drug prices: ‘Today is the start of a new deal for patients’

Announcement comes as Medicare names the drugs it will begin negotiations for prices

The Independent UK

Here are the drugs Biden is targeting first for Medicare price-lowering talks

A pharmaceuticals lobbying group is criticizing the list of drugs President Joe Biden says he’s targeting for price negotiations to cut Medicare costs

The Independent UK

Watch live: US president Joe Biden delivers speech on lowering health care costs

US President Joe Biden will deliver a speech on lowering healthcare expenses for patients at an event at the White House.

The Independent UK

What Biden’s announcement of Medicare negotiating drug prices means

Democrats have long wanted to allow Medicare to negotiate drug prices, which it hopes will lead to lower prescription costs

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The Guardian - US

Biden names 10 drugs for first negotiations to cut Medicare prices

Government claims prices could fall for 9m seniors but pharma companies claim cost-reduction program is unconstitutional

The Independent UK

See which drugs Biden is targeting first for Medicare price-lowering talks

A pharmaceuticals lobbying group is criticizing the list of drugs President Joe Biden says he’s targeting for price negotiations to cut Medicare costs

Fortune

Biden targets diabetes drug Jardiance, blood thinner Eliquis, and 8 others for controversial Medicare price talks. But any relief is still years away

The move is expected to cut costs in a few years for some patients but faces litigation from the drugmakers and heavy criticism from Republican lawmakers.

Chicago Sun-Times

Biden targets Jardiance, Eliquis and 8 other prescription drugs for Medicare price talks

President Joe Biden says for many Americans the cost of one drug can be “the difference between life and death” as his administration announces the first drugs that’ll be targeted for price negotiations in an effort to cut Medicare costs.

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Al Jazeera

US names 10 prescription drugs subject to price negotiations

Move is expected to cut costs for some patients but faces lawsuits from drugmakers and heavy criticism from Republicans.

Roll Call

HHS lists first 10 drugs subject to Medicare price negotiation - Roll Call

The program is a major priority for Joe Biden, who ran for president in part on the promise to allow Medicare to negotiate drug prices.

WEKU

Here are the first 10 drugs that Medicare will target for price cuts

The government will negotiate new prices for the commonly prescribed drugs, but the cuts won't take effect until 2026. In the meantime, drugmakers are fighting the negotiations with lawsuits.

Fortune

Does Medicare pay for nursing home care?

One of the biggest expenses Medicare beneficiaries are likely to face will be long-term care.

The Conversation

Transcranial magnetic stimulation can treat depression. Developing research suggests it could also help autism, ADHD and OCD

Since the start of the COVID pandemic, there has been more attention given to problems of mental ill-health including depression than ever before. A new therapeutic option, especially for depression, transcranial magnetic stimulation, is slowly helping to address some of these considerable unmet needs in our community.

Fortune

Does Medicare cover stair lifts? What older adults need to know to age in place

A stair lift can cost thousands of dollars and is not covered by traditional Medicare.

Dynamite News

Scientists reveal how living alone can put people with cognitive decline at risk

One in every four senior Americans with dementia or mild cognitive impairment lives alone, making them vulnerable to risky driving, wandering outside the home, mixing up medications, and skipping appointments. Read further on Dynamite News:

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