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Average Medicare Advantage Premiums to Decline by 16 Percent in 2027, Federal Department Projects (opens the original)
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Medicare Advantage premiums are projected to decline by more than 16 percent on average in 2027 compared to 2026, with Medicare Advantage prescription drug premiums set to drop by 38 percent, according to a Sept. 28 statement from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). The average monthly premium across all Medicare Advantage plans is expected to fall to $12 in 2027, down from more than $14 in 2026. Those include plans with prescription drug coverage and Special Needs Plans. Suppl
AI Will Increase Healthcare Costs Short Term, Produce Future Savings: Dr. Oz (opens the original)
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Artificial intelligence (AI) will inflate healthcare costs in the short term but produce long-term savings, Dr. Mehmet Oz, administrator at the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, said at the Oracle Health and Life Sciences Summit on Sept. 23. “Short term, AI is going to be inflationary because it’s going to turbocharge the ability of the current billing systems to work more effectively,” Oz said. Providers can take care of more patients, capture more diagnoses, and generate more procedu
Why Insurance Fails to Protect Americans From Medical Debt (opens the original)
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Having health insurance is no guarantee of avoiding medical debt, according to a recent study. About one-third of working-age Americans who have health insurance also have outstanding medical bills or debt, according to a Sept. 17 survey conducted by Commonwealth Fund, a private healthcare foundation. That includes people with an employer-sponsored health plan, an individual health plan, or Obamacare, according to the report. Hospitals are the main creditors, the survey found. Sixty-four percent
About Half of Brand-Name Drugs on TrumpRx Cheaper Than Overseas: Report (opens the original)
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TrumpRx met the goal of most-favored-nation drug pricing for American consumers on about half of the brand-name drug prices analyzed in a Sept. 24 study. TrumpRx is a direct-to-consumer clearinghouse launched in February 2026 that lists discounted prescription medications available for purchase directly from manufacturers. The study by healthcare policy center KFF compared the prices of 32 branded drugs available through the site to the average prices offered in Australia, Austria, Belgium, Cana
Arkansas Pharmacies Sue Express Scripts Over Alleged Drug Underpayments (opens the original)
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A dozen independent Arkansas pharmacies have filed a lawsuit against pharmacy benefit manager Express Scripts, alleging that it paid them less than the cost of prescription drugs. Under Arkansas law, a pharmacy benefit manager may not reimburse a pharmacy less than what it paid for the drug. The pharmacies estimated that Express Scripts reimbursed less than the actual drug cost at least 48,300 times between August 2025 and March 2026, according to the Sept. 15 lawsuit. Achor Family Pharmacy, own
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