Because Medicare covers the drug, patients with privately run Medicare Advantage plans will receive coverage, said Juliette Cubanski, of the non-profit KFF, which researches health care issues.

Source: https://triblive.com/news/world/highmark-among-insurers-that-wont-cover-new-alzheimers-treatment-for-some-customers/

Between eight and 24 million Americans could eventually lose their Medicaid coverage this year, according to the Kaiser Family Foundation (KFF), a nonpartisan health policy organization.

Source: https://www.forbes.com/sites/joshuacohen/2023/06/21/at-least-8-million-medicaid-enrollees-expected-to-be-dropped-from-coverage-this-year/

But, as KFF Health News reported in November, the rise of the patient financing industry is often less welcome for patients, who can end up in loans that pile interest on top of what they owe for their medical care.

Source: https://northdenvernews.com/what-one-lending-companys-hospital-contracts-reveal-about-financing-patient-debt/

Despite the record enrollment, more than 25.6 million non-elderly Americans were uninsured in 2022, according to KFF.

Source: https://1310kfka.com/abc-news/health/12/record-number-of-americans-have-signed-up-for-obamacare-this-year-hhs-says/

“Eli Lilly definitely sees the writing on the wall,” Larry Levitt, executive vice president for health policy at KFF, said, per NBC News.

Source: https://www.breitbart.com/health/2023/03/01/pharmaceutical-giant-eli-lilly-cap-monthly-out-pocket-insulin-costs-35/

Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra told KFF Health News last December that he wouldn’t commit to the FDA ruling on any state application in 2023.

Source: https://www.kunc.org/news/2023-12-10/colorado-blames-biden-team-and-drugmakers-for-delaying-canadian-imports

In March, the EPA began contacting “selected properties of interest” in Burns’ neighborhood after KFF Health News, which now operates Georgia Health News, and an attorney representing Burns began asking about the extent of the problem.

Source: https://northdenvernews.com/lead-contamination-surfaces-in-affluent-atlanta-neighborhood/

The cap will greatly help beneficiaries who fall into Medicare’s “catastrophic” coverage tier — an estimated 1.5 million Americans in 2019, according to KFF.

Source: https://seattlemedium.com/medicare-enrollees-can-switch-coverage-now-heres-whats-new-and-what-to-consider/

The drug was approved too recently (2017) to be part of the current round of price negotiations, KFF says.

Source: https://www.moneytalksnews.com/slideshows/the-most-costly-prescription-drugs-for-medicare/

The KFF poll and CDC figures underscore the importance of personalized care for the elderly and others with complex care needs.

Source: https://medcitynews.com/2023/02/improving-value-based-care-with-optimized-drug-therapy/