Ozempic’s Selection for Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Could Raise the Stakes for the Negotiation Program January 17, 2025 Quick Take As expected, semaglutide…has been selected for the second round of Medicare drug price negotiation…Many people are familiar with Ozempic and other drugs like it, use of these drugs has expanded rapidly in recent years, and the list price is high. All of that could focus more attention on this year’s drug price negotiation process and raise the stakes….
What’s Next for Medicare Negotiated Drug Prices Under the Trump Administration? January 17, 2025 Quick Take The Trump Administration could go in one of three directions with the Medicare negotiations program: stay the course, water it down or repeal it all together. There are potential tradeoffs with each, but the first would be most popular.
KFF Health Tracking Poll: Public Weighs Health Care Spending and Other Priorities for Incoming Administration January 17, 2025 Poll Finding With the incoming Trump administration and Republican-led Congress looking to ways to reduce federal spending, this Poll finds that the Medicare and Medicaid programs remain broadly popular, and more people favor more spending on those programs than less spending. Among potential actions on health, the public sees price transparency and limiting chemicals in food as top priorities. Few say so about cuts to Medicaid and restrictions on abortion.
As Congress Looks to Reduce Federal Spending, Medicare and Medicaid Remain Broadly Popular, and At Least Twice as Many People Want to Increase Spending Rather Than Cut It January 17, 2025 News Release With the incoming Trump administration and Republican-led Congress looking to ways to reduce federal spending, a new KFF Health Tracking Poll finds that the Medicare and Medicaid programs remain broadly popular, and more people favor more spending on those programs than less spending. About eight in 10 Americans overall view…
Preterm Births as a Percent of All Births by Race/Ethnicity January 16, 2025 State Indicator disparity, Disparities
Births of Low Birthweight as a Percent of All Births by Race/Ethnicity January 16, 2025 State Indicator disparity, Disparities
