Pharmalittle: We're reading about Medicare drug negotiations, a Novartis malaria drug, and more
Ed Silverman • July 8, 2025
The pharmaceutical industry is criticizing the Trump administration’s plan for carrying out a critical round of Medicare drug price negotiations
MFA reports on key findings from its latest analysis of the NAIC’s SHCE data, focusing on performance within the Individual and Small Group segments.
"You get to go away to these beautiful destinations and locations and leave the bills, the kids, the dogs, you know, all your responsibilities at home," said Dawn Scadlock, Flite II Travel.
/PRNewswire/ -- Travel + Leisure unveils the results of its 2025 World's Best Awards, honoring top destinations, hotels, airlines, cruise lines, and travel...
Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. thanked Mom’s Meals for sending taxpayer-funded meals “without additives” to the homes of sick or elderly Americans.
Legal victory elevates Arizona plans to 4 stars, impacting 217,500 Medicare members. See how this achievement transforms Alignment's Medicare Advantage quality metrics.
Do as I say, not as I do.
Learn about the biggest healthcare data breaches reported to OCR in 2025, so far.
Susan Dentzer, president and CEO of America's Physician Groups, joins the show to talk Medicare reform and the specific proposals included in APG's latest report.
The Center for American Progress and The Arc break down the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, exposing how its deep cuts to Medicaid and Medicare will lead to benefit losses, increased paperwork requirements, and rural hospital closures that will hurt Americans—especially people with disabilities.
Health care experts are warning that costs for insurance will likely rise again in 2025.One trend that may be contributing to higher insurance costs is the growing market concentration among fewer insurance companies.We recently looked at changes in private health insurance market concentration. We also compared costs under two types of private health plans—employer-sponsored plans and individual plans offered on the Healthcare.gov Marketplace.Today’s WatchBlog post looks at what we found and reported in two new reports about these trends.