10+ hour, 7+ min ago  (228+ words) Devdiscourse Revolutionizing Healthcare for Seniors: Affordable Obesity Medications and New Programs A new Medicare program offers older Americans affordable obesity medications. Effective weight-loss drugs by Novo Nordisk and Eli Lilly are now available to those 65 and older for only $50 a…...

5+ hour, 36+ min ago  (627+ words) A new CMS proposed rule would reduce the burden of prior authorizations by further shortening payer decision timeframes and increasing transparency, but still does not go far enough, according to the American College of Rheumatology. Following up on its 2024 proposed…...

3+ hour, 23+ min ago  (774+ words) The former Frenchay Hospital Campaigners and councillors implored health chiefs not to sell off land at the former Frenchay Hospital for more housing after long-held plans for a rehabilitation unit were scrapped. They accused South Gloucestershire Council and Bristol, North…...

5+ hour, 54+ min ago  (672+ words) Millions of older adults could soon qualify for popular GLP-1 weight loss drugs such as Wegovy and Zepbound under a Medicare pilot program. On July 1, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services will launch the Medicare GLP-1 Bridge program for enrollees…...

7+ min ago  (529+ words) ALEXANDRIA " NAMI Minnesota (the National Alliance on Mental Illness) says thousands of Minnesotans are at risk of losing access to essential mental health services, thanks to newly-issued federal Medicaid regulations. NAMI says the new rules "will make it significantly harder…...

4+ hour, 52+ min ago  (1081+ words) Evernorth, the health services division of The Cigna Group, launched Pharmacy Forward on Tuesday, a new artificial intelligence (AI)-powered initiative designed to simplify specialty pharmacy care by accelerating prescription processing, improving patient engagement, and reducing administrative work for clinicians....

6+ hour, 7+ min ago  (966+ words) They will be homes for NHS staff A "minging" office block in the centre of Taunton will be turned into new flats for NHS staff after plans were approved by local councillors. Somerset Council sold off C Block of County…...

7+ hour, 7+ min ago  (710+ words) NEW YORK -- The federal government is now offering a selection of brand-name weight loss medications to certain Medicare and Medicare Advantage beneficiaries for $50 a month through a new trial called Medicare GLP-1 Bridge. Starting Wednesday, eligible applicants can enroll for…...

7+ hour, 7+ min ago  (1089+ words) Lesley Brose, CEO of Eastway Behavioral Health in Dayton, discusses new authorization requirements by the state that will require Medicaid patients to receive approval to receive behavioral health services once they have hit new service limits. New authorization rules for…...

8+ hour, 7+ min ago  (710+ words) NEW YORK -- The federal government is now offering a selection of brand-name weight loss medications to certain Medicare and Medicare Advantage beneficiaries for $50 a month through a new trial called Medicare GLP-1 Bridge. Starting Wednesday, eligible applicants can enroll for…...