Rising rates of obesity across the U.S. present a significant public health crisis in need of urgent and comprehensive solutions. Most Americans will die of one of four causes — ...

On April 4, 2025, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (“CMS”) released the contract year (“CY”) 2026 final rule for the Medicare ...

Democrat senators are begging Health and Human Services Secretary (HHS) Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to keep a proposed Biden-era rule pertaining to obesity drugs. In November, the […] ...

As Stat reports, though, much of President Donald Trump's executive order would need further rulemaking or other actions to have any effect. Other Medicare news is on anti-obesity drugs, Humana, Cone ...

A group of Democratic senators are calling on Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to keep a proposed ...

President Donald Trump and Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. have pledged to “make America healthy again.” If Congress ...

A U.S. senator said a GLP-1 drug changed his life — and now he’s calling for widespread access to anti ... Medicare covers ...

Pa., said Mounjaro changed his life with 'significant' health benefits. He's calling for widespread access to GLP-1 ...

As discussions unfold, Kennedy seeks to balance drug accessibility with concerns about the long-term costs of providing GLP-1 ...

As President Trump wages war on wasteful spending and DEI, a $16 billion-a-year health equity program is flying under the ...

A decision by CMS to not move forward with a proposed rule allowing obesity medications to be covered under Medicare Part D ...