The Biden administration issued a proposed rule Tuesday that aims to shed light on the price of prescription drugs covered by Medicaid. Under the proposal (PDF), pharmacy benefit managers, or pharmacy middlemen, that contract with Medicaid would have to disclose the prices they pay for medications in an effort to improve price transparency and pull the reins on ...

States were given the green light to begin Medicaid redeterminations in early April, yet many enrollees are still unaware of the process, according to a new survey. KFF analysts polled a representative sample of 3,605 people with a range of insurance types earlier this year and found that 65% of Medicaid members are unsure whether states can ...

Through a budget committee vote in May, state lawmakers reversed Gov. Joe Lombardo’s proposed cuts to the state-run public health insurance option popularly called the “public option” — a measure passed during the 2021 legislative session that Lombardo called “bullshit” on the campaign trail. But as part of that meeting, in a move that went ...

The share of Americans who skipped medical treatment last year because of costs rose substantially from the lows of 2020 and 2021, per a Federal Reserve Survey out Monday. Why it matters: The ability to afford health care often translates into better health. The survey also found that in families with income less than $25,000, 75% reported being ...

A key House panel advanced a slew of healthcare bills during a busy Wednesday on the Hill for health policy.

The federal government is continuing to debate a response to the looming debt limit deadline, and, should that ceiling be breached, it has significant implications for the healthcare industry.