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• 15 New Drugs Selected for 2025 Medicare Price Negotiation

  January 17, 2025: On Friday, The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) released a list of 15 new prescription drugs that Medicare will negotiate lower prices for. Under the law, HHS is required to negotiate a specific number of drugs each y Read More >

• Out-of-Pocket Cap Expected to Save Medicare Beneficiaries More than $7 Billion in 2025

  January 17, 2025: A new analysis indicates that the Inflation Reduction Act’s $2,000 cap on annual out-of-pocket prescription drug costs – which kicked in this year – will result in significant savings for seniors. About 11 million Americans Read More >

• Medicare Advantage Does Not Provide More Supplemental Coverage for Beneficiaries

  January 17, 2025: Despite Medicare Advantage plans being able to offer beneficiaries dental, vision, and hearing services, a new study shows that beneficiaries do not actually receive more of these services than people with traditional Medicare. Read More >

• KFF Health News: Biden Administration Bars Medical Debt From Credit Scores

  January 08, 2025: The federal Consumer Financial Protection Bureau on Tuesday issued new regulations barring medical debts from American credit reports, enacting a major new consumer protection just days before President Joe Biden is set to leave o Read More >

• KFF Health News: In Year 7, ‘Bill of the Month’ Gives Patients a Voice

  January 02, 2025: In 2024, our nationwide team of gumshoes set out to answer your most pressing questions about medical bills, such as: Can free preventive care really come with add-on bills for items like surgical trays? Or, why does it cost so m Read More >

• KFF Health News: Trump’s Picks for Top Health Jobs Not Just Team of Rivals but ‘Team of Opponents’

  December 19, 2024: Many of President-elect Donald Trump’s candidates for federal health agencies have promoted policies and goals that put them at odds with one another or with Trump’s choice to run the Department of Health and Human Services, R Read More >

• KFF Health News: TV’s Dr. Oz Invested in Businesses Regulated by Agency Trump Wants Him To Lead

  November 26, 2024: President-elect Donald Trump’s choice to run the sprawling government agency that administers Medicare, Medicaid, and the Affordable Care Act marketplace — celebrity doctor Mehmet Oz — recently held broad investments in heal Read More >

• Fact Sheet: Social Security and Medicare: Current Facts and Figures

  November 22, 2024: Nearly 184 million workers contribute to Social Security and Medicare through payroll taxes. Details like benefit amounts and premiums change each year. Our fact sheet has the latest figures for 2025. Download the fact sheet Read More >

• KFF Health News: Watchdog Calls for Tighter Scrutiny of Medicare Advantage Home Visits

  November 14, 2024: A new federal watchdog audit is ratcheting up pressure on government officials to crack down on billions of dollars in overcharges linked to Medicare Advantage home visits. But so far, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Se Read More >

• KFF Health News: Trump’s White House Return Poised To Tangle Health Care Safety Net

  November 07, 2024: Former President Donald Trump’s election victory and looming return to the White House will likely bring changes that scale back the nation’s public health insurance programs — increasing the uninsured rate, while imposi Read More >