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CMS proposes 0.09% Medicare Advantage advanced rate, raising alarms

(The Center Square) – The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has proposed a 0.09% advance rate for Medicare Advantage plans in 2027, a figure analysts say falls well short of expectations and projected medical cost inflation. The proposal follows roughly a 5% rate increase for 2026 and trails analyst

Florida’s proposed cuts to AIDS drug program threaten patient care and public health

Florida’s proposed cuts to AIDS drug program threaten patient care and public health

More than 128,000 Floridians are living with HIV. The state has the second-highest rate of new HIV diagnoses after Georgia, with approximately 4,500 new diagnoses in 2023, the most recent year for which data is available. But access to treatment could be in jeopardy if potential budget

Novo Nordisk to slash prices of weightloss drugs in US

Novo Nordisk to slash prices of weightloss drugs in US

Danish drugmaker Novo Nordisk, which is struggling with competition for its anti-obesity treatments, said Tuesday that it will sharply cut prices for its flagship drugs in the US, announcing a 50 percent cut for Wegovy and 35 percent for Ozempic. "This decision applies to all doses of these

Healthcare crisis looms over Greenland's isolated villages

Healthcare crisis looms over Greenland's isolated villages

The Greenlandic settlement of Kapisillit has no defibrillator -- which, given it is only accessible via a two-hour boat ride or by helicopter, means that if you go into cardiac arrest while there, you could be in real trouble. "It would be too late" by the time help

How Health Care Is Keeping the Job Market Afloat

The health care sector is doing the heavy lifting when it comes to jobs growth, and recent federal labor data shows that without it, the labor market would be in serious trouble. In fact, if you take health care and social assistance out of the picture for January data, overall

'Take care of all the future Bitterrooters': Stevensville celebrates new charter school

About 60 second-graders counted down from 10 at the top of their lungs on Friday before student Siann Nelson used medical scissors to cut the ribbon marking the beginning of the Stevensville Health and Science Academy — the newest approved public charter school in the Bitterroot Valley. Stevensville’s charter

Disabled Students Deserve a Fully Accessible Campus

Disabled Students Deserve a Fully Accessible Campus

I was labeled physically disabled when I left the hospital after having back surgery at the age of 12. Within six weeks, I was back in middle school. Today, I am thriving at MSU and enjoying activities such as hiking, fishing and digging up dinosaurs, with my only accommodation being