Month: October 2026

Americans who fill prescriptions through Canadian and other international mail-order pharmacies have about three weeks before a federal customs rule reaches its compliance deadline on October 22, and a growing number of members of Congress are urging the Trump administration to reconsider it. The rule, issued by U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), does not ...

The Trump administration has finalized a new model that aims to bring its most-favored nation pricing approach to Medicare Part B. Called the Global Benchmark for Efficient Drug Pricing, or GLOBE, Model, the program will begin on Jan. 1 and run through March 31, 2032. The model deploys an alternative approach to calculating drug inflation ...

The Medicare Advantage company exits are piling up. At least 11 health insurance companies that sold individual Medicare Advantage plans this year are abandoning the program for 2027 amid cost and regulatory challenges, company and federal data reveal. That compares to seven carriers that quit Medicare Advantage in 2026. Almost all of the insurers that ...

New research from the Employee Benefit Research Institute (EBRI) finds that substantial differences in reimbursement for the same physician-administered medications based on where treatment is provided could add billions of dollars annually to the cost of employment-based health coverage. The research, titled “Location, Location, Location: Spending Differences for Physician-Administered Outpatient Medications by Site-of-Treatment,” found that hospital ...