Medicare

Insurance Rachel Cohrs Zhang

STAT Plus: Medicare couldn’t cover Wegovy for weight loss. But now that it’s also a heart drug, the door is open

Exclusive Bob Herman

STAT Plus: UnitedHealth is on a buying spree of outpatient surgery centers

Business Brittany Trang

STAT Plus: Medicare announces loan program to aid providers affected by Change cyberattack

The Readout Meghana Keshavan

STAT Plus: Eli Lilly’s anti-vanity ad campaign for Oscars

Politics John Wilkerson

STAT Plus: In his State of the Union, Biden takes clear aim at ‘Big Pharma’

Politics Rachel Cohrs Zhang

STAT Plus: Pharma giants, government spar in court over Medicare drug price negotiation

Business Brittany Trang

STAT Plus: Nursing home owners can hide nearly two-thirds of their profits, new study shows

Politics Rachel Cohrs Zhang

STAT Plus: Biden to propose expanding Medicare drug price negotiation in State of the Union

Health tech Mario Aguilar

STAT Plus: Medicare is a tricky market for telehealth companies. Why is Talkspace betting on it?

Politics John Wilkerson and Rachel Cohrs Zhang

STAT Plus: Congress gives doctors Medicare pay bump, sets up December fight in new funding package

Politics Rachel Cohrs Zhang

STAT Plus: Federal judge rules against AstraZeneca in lawsuit challenging Medicare drug price negotiation

First Opinion Samyukta Mullangi

New federal guidance is hurting cancer patients, especially those in rural areas

Exclusive Lizzy Lawrence

STAT Plus: Medical device lobby says it’s tired of waiting on Medicare to cover breakthrough devices

D.C. Diagnosis Rachel Cohrs Zhang

House looks to weaken Medicare negotiation

Politics Nicholas Florko

STAT Plus: Why won’t Medicare deliver food to sick seniors, if it could get them healthy?

First Opinion Wendell Potter and Philip Verhoef

Medicare Advantage is bad for patients and bad for investors

Politics Rachel Cohrs Zhang

STAT Plus: Congress ditches site-neutral hospital pay policy

Politics Rachel Cohrs Zhang and John Wilkerson

STAT Plus: Congress punts on PBM reform efforts

Letters to the editor Torie Bosch

What STAT readers think about octogenarian presidents

Hospitals Bob Herman

STAT Plus: DOJ investigating Community Health Systems’ hospitals

D.C. Diagnosis Rachel Cohrs Zhang

Colorado could cap payments for Amgen’s Enbrel

First Opinion Mariela Torres Cintrón

How Medicare leaves Puerto Ricans behind

D.C. Diagnosis Sarah Owermohle

Should ACA plans cover weight loss drugs?

Health Care Inc. Bob Herman

Medicare Advantage’s 33 million club

First Opinion Rachel M. Werner

New CMS rules will throttle access researchers need to Medicare, Medicaid data

Business Tara Bannow

STAT Plus: Banning surprise medical bills is raising costs elsewhere

Insurance Bob Herman

STAT Plus: Medicare Advantage enrollment races past 33 million

The Readout LOUD Damian Garde, Allison DeAngelis, and Adam Feuerstein

Listen: Pharma goes to Washington, Alnylam’s future, & Gilead’s dealmaking

Politics Rachel Cohrs Zhang

STAT Plus: Lawmakers eye partial increase for Medicare doctor pay