Congress Caps Medicare Part B Premium Spike For 2021

Estimates for the 2021 Part B premium, which adjusts each year, have been tricky due to the coronavirus pandemic and its effect on health care services.

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DOJ Charges Hundreds In Connection With $6B In Healthcare Fraud In Largest Takedown Ever

The Department of Justice (DOJ) charged 345 people across 51 federal districts in the largest healthcare fraud takedown in the agency's history.

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Mnuchin Coronavirus Relief Plan Includes More State, Local Funds

Proposal would renew federal unemployment benefit at $400 a week; has more money for COVID-19 testing, schools.

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Congressional Investigation Reveals Celgene, Teva Plotted To Keep Drug Prices High

The House Oversight Committee released two major reports Wednesday that expose the internal strategies used by drug makers Celgene and Teva to repeatedly jack up the price of their blockbuster drugs revlimid and copaxone.

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Some Insurers Move To Stop Waiving Telehealth Copays

Starting Oct. 1, several private health insurers will no longer fully pay for virtual visits under certain circumstances — effectively reinstituting costs for patients reliant on the virtual care that has been heralded as a lifeline at a time when Covid-19 is still killing more than 700 Americans each day.

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California To Make Its Own Insulin, Generic Drugs In Effort To Lower Costs

California could make its own insulin and other prescription drugs in an effort to lower costs under a bill Gov. Gavin Newsom announced he signed into law Monday.

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