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Medicare Drug Premiums Expected to Rise in 2027

Premiums will likely increase for Medicare Part D in 2027, but the bump will be modest according to the program’s administrator.Medicare Part D is the optional prescription drug plan for Medicare beneficiaries, which has its own premium, separate from Medicare Part B.The increase is...
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Eli Lilly Poised to Suspend Drug Discounts to Large Hospitals

An Eli Lilly office in San Diego on Sept. 17, 2020. Mike Blake/ReutersINDIANAPOLIS—The nation’s largest pharmaceutical company and biggest hospitals are headed for a showdown over federally mandated drug discounts on June 8. That’s the deadline set by Eli Lilly for the hospitals to...
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Hospital Group Sues Elevance Over Policy Barring Use of Non-Network Doctors

The headquarters of Blue Cross Blue Shield health insurer Anthem in Indianapolis on Oct....
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Regeneron Strikes Drug Pricing Deal With Trump, Will Offer New Hearing-Loss Therapy for Free

US PoliticsThe company became the 17th drug manufacture to enter a Most Favored Nation...
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Trump Backs Changes to Health Savings AccountsWhat to Know

Health Savings Accounts have been around since 2003, but only about 17 percent of...
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Congress Working to Enact Trumps Prescription Drug Price Plan

House Committee on Energy and Commerce Chairman Rep. Brett Guthrie (R-Ky.) presides over a...
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Readers Approve of Maduros Capture, See Possible Downside

Poll respondents affirmed the legality and strategic value of the operation but saw potential...
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UK Agrees to Pay More for US Medicines After Trade Negotiations

Pharmacist Halina Jankowski at the Northside Pharmacy in the Brooklyn borough of New York...
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What to Know About Obamacare Rates for 2026

Health premiums in the Affordable Care Act Marketplace will rise by double-, even triple-digit...
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Obamacare Open Enrollment Starts Now: What to Know

Open enrollment for the Affordable Care Act Marketplace opened Nov. 1, beginning an 11-week...
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With SNAP Benefits Set to Expire, Here Are 6 Ways to Stretch Your Food Budget

Nearly 42 million Americans will have less money in their food budget in November...
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Epoch Reader Poll: Trump Within the Law on Tariffs

Most poll respondents favored President Donald Trump’s actions in setting tariffs, though some voiced...
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Hunger in Gaza Strip Classified as Famine, Global Body Says

Food shortages in the Gaza Strip have reached the level of famine, according to...
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These Drug Prices Won’t Soon Go Down—Here’s Why

Provisions of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act excluded or delayed consideration of several...
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Student Loan Payments Are Spiking: What Changed on July 1 and What Borrowers Over 50 Should Do

If you carry federal student loans, July 1, 2026, redrew your map. With last...
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The Best Tax Moves to Make Before the End of 2026

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Meta Ordered to Pay $567 Million in New Mexico for Childrens Mental Health Fund

The offices of Meta in Menlo Park, Calif., on July 31, 2025.John Fredricks/The Epoch...
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Ebola Cases Surpass 4,000 in Congo

The number of cases of the Ebola virus in Congo has surpassed 4,000, according...