Donald Trump says he is Making America Great Again, which seems like it might be code for: making everything shittier, less affordable, and less efficient. Certainly, when it comes to the realm of public services, the White House seems to be doing everything in its power to make the century-old social welfare programs—like Social Security […]
Feds Launch Experiment to Have Medicare Cover GLP-1 Weight Loss Drugs
The federal government may not have closed the window on paying for GLP-1 weight loss drugs like Ozempic and Zepbound after all. The Trump administration is reportedly planning to conduct an experiment that will allow some people to have obesity drugs covered by their Medicaid and Medicare plans. The Washington Post first broke the news […]
UnitedHealth Shares Plummet as Too Many People Go to the Doctor
UnitedHealth Group, the parent company of UnitedHealthcare and Optum Health, saw its stock price plummet over 20% Thursday morning after the healthcare giant downgraded expected performance for the year. The company’s executives explained on a call with analysts Thursday that they had been surprised by increased use of physician and outpatient services within UnitedHealthcare’s Medicare […]