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Biden-Harris Administration Announces the Expansion of Medicaid Postpartum Coverage in Oklahoma; 30 States and D.C. Now Offer a Full Year of Coverage After Pregnancy
Thanks to the Biden-Harris Administration’s efforts to strengthen maternal health. an estimated 462,000 Americans annually are now eligible for essential care for a full year after pregnancy. Read more about Biden-Harris Administration Announces the Expansion of Medicaid Postpartum Coverage in Oklahoma; 30 States and D.C. Now Offer a Full Year of Coverage After Pregnancy
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Inflation Reduction Act Tamps Down on Prescription Drug Price Increases Above Inflation
Updated March 30, 2023 New Medicare Prescription Drug Inflation Rebate Program protects people with Medicare and taxpayers when drug companies increase prices faster than the rate of inflation HHS announces savings for some people with Medicare on 20 Part B prescription drugs The Biden-Harris Read more about Inflation Reduction Act Tamps Down on Prescription Drug Price Increases Above Inflation
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HHS Releases Initial Guidance for Historic Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Program for Price Applicability Year 2026
For the first time, Medicare will be able to negotiate prices directly with drug companies, ensuring lower prices on some of the costliest prescription drugs Read more about HHS Releases Initial Guidance for Historic Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Program for Price Applicability Year 2026
CMS Round Up
CMS Roundup (Mar. 10, 2023)
Today, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is providing an at-a-glance summary of news from around the agency: CMS Releases Guidance for the End of the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency on May 11 — Information on What You Need to Know February 27: CMS is preparing the public for the Read more about CMS Roundup (Mar. 10, 2023)
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Readout: Administrator Brooks-LaSure and CMS Leadership Meet with Health Insurance Plans and Associations on Access to and Delivery of Care
On Thursday, March 2, 2023, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Administrator Chiquita Brooks-LaSure and CMS leadership met with senior leadership of health insurance plans and associations. CMS was pleased to welcome Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra to open Read more about Readout: Administrator Brooks-LaSure and CMS Leadership Meet with Health Insurance Plans and Associations on Access to and Delivery of Care
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