Medicare

Donald Trump has won the presidency, marking a new era for federal health agencies. He promised to shake up public health institutions, cut healthcare costs, and reshape federal health programs.

TL/DR - The Biden Administration has announced an $11 million investment to expand medical residencies in rural communities, with fifteen medical systems across the US set to benefit. In Wisconsin, $750k of the investment will go to UW-Health’s OB-GYN program, while the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Xavier Becerra has…

TL/DR - The cost of insulin for Medicare beneficiaries in the United States has been significantly reduced to an average of $35 per month, according to President Joe Biden. This reduction is due to recent changes by the federal government and drug manufacturers, as well as the Inflation Reduction Act that Biden signed in 2022, which capped…

TL/DR - During his State of the Union address, President Joe Biden stated his intention to broaden the terms of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA), also known as the bipartisan infrastructure bill, in regards to drug pricing. His plan would involve the government negotiating drug prices for all Americans, not just those receiving…