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Older Americans quit weight-loss drugs in droves

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AI will soon have a say in approving or denying Medicare treatments

Sen. Fetterman urges Trump not to abandon plan for Medicare, Medicaid coverage of weight-loss drugs

Couple who ran South Philly pharmacy charged in $20 million Medicare, Medicaid scheme

Philly Pharmacy Fraud

Removing a splinter? Treating a wart? If a doctor does it, it can be billed as surgery

Surgery Billing

Health Insurance

Obesity drugs would be covered by Medicare and Medicaid under Biden administration proposal

Weight Loss Drugs

Mehmet Oz picked by Donald Trump to head Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services

Trump's White House return poised to tangle health care safety net

Health Insurance

For the first time, Medicare negotiates prices on 10 drugs that treat diabetes, heart failure and other conditions

Medicare Drug Costs

FDA approval of Wegovy could give millions on Medicare access to weight-loss drug

Wegovy Medicare

Medicare's push to improve chronic care attracts businesses, but not many doctors

Medicare CCM Doctors

Why COVID-19 patients who could most benefit from Paxlovid still aren't getting it

Philly pharmacy will pay $4.6 million to resolve fraud investigations

Pennmark Pharmacy Fraud

Compensation is key to fixing primary care shortage

Primary Care Shortage

Medicare expands the roster of available mental health professionals

Medicare Mental Health

Caregivers support program from IBX offers help to those caring for people who just left the hospital

Caregiver Support Program

President Biden to deliver budget address at Northeast Philly union hall

Health Insurance

IBX offers Medicare Advantage members new help enrolling in financial assistance programs

IBX Uno Health

Patina, a new, senior-focused primary care provider, gets its feet off the ground

Patina Primary Care

At-home COVID-19 tests soon will be available for free to Medicare recipients

What the stalemate on Capitol Hill means for your drug prices

U.S. Capitol Drug Price Reform

Health Insurance

Independence Blue Cross unveils 2021 Medicare Advantage health plans

IBX 2021 Medicare

United By Blue teams with IBX to deliver groceries to seniors at risk of COVID-19

Seniors grocery delivery program

IBX volunteers reaching out to isolated seniors amid COVID-19 crisis

IBX Calls of Kindness

Health Insurance

Coronavirus crisis leaves many people staring at high COBRA insurance costs

employer sponsored health insurance

Health Insurance

How to spot an insurance scam during open enrollment for ACA, Medicare plans

Millions of diabetes patients are missing out on Medicare’s nutrition help

Health Insurance

Dream of retiring abroad? The reality: Medicare doesn’t travel well

Bucks County ambulance companies to pay $450,000 in Medicare fraud case

Bensalem ambulance fraud

Alternative Medicine

Medicare mulls decision to cover acupuncture for lower back pain

Medicare Coverage Acupuncture

Philadelphia is home to six of the worst nursing homes in the U.S.

Worst nursing homes Philadelphia

TV ads for prescription drug must now include prices

In 10 years, half of middle-income elders won’t be able to afford housing, medical care

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Health Insurance

Medicaid work requirements: Is there a path forward that could help the poor, not harm them?

Health Insurance

There’s a new ‘Medicare-for-all’ bill in the House. Why does it matter?

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Health Insurance

The high cost of sex: Insurers often don’t pay for drugs to treat problems

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Health Insurance

The votes have been counted, the results are (mostly) in: What’s next for health care?

Calling on Sen. Casey to endorse Medicare for all

Health Insurance

Medicare Advantage plans cleared to go beyond medical coverage — even groceries

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Home care agencies often wrongly deny Medicare help to the chronically ill

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Two Philly hospitals penalized for high injury, infection rates

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