The Trump administration is now accepting applications for a pilot program to demo rebates for 340B drugs that drugmakers have said are necessary to reduce abuse of the decades-old subsidy program. Announced Thursday by the Department for Health and Human Services (HHS) Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), the pilot would swap out traditional upfront ...

The prior authorization process is in the spotlight as the majority of Americans say delays and denials of services and treatments by health insurance companies are a major problem. This sentiment is shared across demographic groups, political affiliations and income levels, according to a KFF survey. About half of insured adults have had to get ...

HSAs accounted for nearly 18% of total commercial health plan enrollment in 2024, including group health plans and individual health insurance.

CVS Health, the parent of Aetna, likes its employer health plan business but is taking a tough approach to pricing, a company executive said Friday.

You may not need as many steps as you thought. Ten thousand steps per day has been widely recommended as the standard benchmark for physical activity — but a new study suggests that just 7,000 could be enough to boost essential health markers. Researchers from the University of Sydney conducted a review of 57 studies spanning more ...

If you needed another reason to get your daily steps in, science just handed you one. A new study shows that walking daily can reduce the risk of cognitive decline — especially among those with a genetic predisposition for Alzheimer’s disease. Almost 3,000 participants between the ages of 70 and 79 reported their daily walking habits over ...