Category: Medicare negotiation

STAT+: Medicare Advantage enrollment chaos, and more expensive stars

STAT+: Medicare Advantage enrollment chaos, and more expensive stars This is the online version of STAT’s weekly email newsletter Health Care Inc. Sign up here. Hey, everyone! I hope you had a great Thanksgiving. Did you know we have a wildly good Cyber Week deal to become a STAT+ subscriber? I really appreciate all of you…

December 1, 2025
STAT+: Seven burning questions about Trump’s big deal for cheaper weight loss drugs

STAT+: Seven burning questions about Trump’s big deal for cheaper weight loss drugs WASHINGTON — The Trump administration’s deal to expand access to and lower the cost of weight loss drugs has left industry leaders, public health experts, and patients with a host of open questions. The administration’s agreements with Eli Lilly and Novo Nordisk…

November 6, 2025
STAT+: Trump administration nears deals for cheaper weight loss drugs with Novo Nordisk, Eli Lilly

STAT+: Trump administration nears deals for cheaper weight loss drugs with Novo Nordisk, Eli Lilly WASHINGTON — The Trump administration is nearing deals with Eli Lilly and Novo Nordisk to lower the prices of their weight loss drugs and expand access to them, people familiar with the talks told STAT. The companies have been close to…

November 4, 2025
STAT+: How Trump may use Democrats’ drug-price negotiation law

STAT+: How Trump may use Democrats’ drug-price negotiation law You’re reading the web edition of D.C. Diagnosis, STAT’s twice-weekly newsletter about the politics and policy of health and medicine. Sign up here to receive it in your inbox on Tuesdays and Thursdays. I’m happy to report that Last Week Tonight with John Oliver did a segment on…

August 19, 2025