As part of the third major pillar in the IRA’s drug pricing provisions, by September 1of this year the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services will reveal the list of the first batch of 10 drugs it has selected for price negotiation.

Source: https://www.forbes.com/sites/joshuacohen/2023/08/20/on-1-year-anniversary-of-inflation-reduction-acts-signing-impact-on-drug-prices-and-out-of-pocket-spending-still-to-be-determined/

But there is a block on the dismantling of our Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid benefits as the Democrats will draw the line at attacking these benefits; also, even the Republicans have parents and relatives drawing benefits as well.

Source: https://hudsonvalleyone.com/2023/02/08/firefighters-racism-and-medicare-more-letters-from-our-readers/

Despite the benefits afforded by Medicare and Medicaid, we still have work to do to improve our overall health as a nation, including improvements in life expectancy, preventable hospitalizations, infant mortality and reducing costs.

Source: https://www.pressherald.com/2023/07/30/maine-voices-on-anniversary-of-their-founding-we-must-recognize-value-of-medicare-medicaid/

During the hearing titled, "The Status of the Affordable Care Act Implementation," the committee questioned representatives from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services and the Internal Revenue Service responsible for implimenting the ACA.

Source: https://www.forbes.com/sites/taxnotes/2023/04/18/analyzing-the-irss-inflation-reduction-act-spending-plan/

Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid are not affected by shutdowns, but Maine’s 12,000 federal employees could be furloughed or made to work without pay that would come with interest when the government reopens.

Source: https://www.bangordailynews.com/2023/09/29/politics/mainers-need-to-know-federal-shutdown-xoasq1i29i/

Some people were wrongly kicked off Medicaid in Arkansas when the state briefly introduced work requirements, Chiquita Brooks-LaSure, administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, told lawmakers.

Source: https://abcnews.go.com/Health/wireStory/congress-eyes-work-rules-millions-covered-medicaid-98967684

The 340B Program enables eligible hospitals (that treat a minimum percentage of low-income Medicare and Medicaid patients), to buy outpatient drugs from manufacturers at discounted prices.

Source: https://medcitynews.com/2023/12/why-us-healthcare-billing-needs-an-overhaul/

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services will not take action on Indiana’s authority to charge premiums for Medicaid — at least for now.

Source: https://www.lpm.org/news/2023-12-30/despite-advocate-hopes-federal-agency-will-not-prevent-return-of-ind-medicaid-premiums

The FDA said a large study of the vaccine using the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services database revealed no increased risk of ischemic stroke.

Source: https://www.upi.com/Top_News/World-News/2023/01/15/world-covid-19-weekly-cases-deaths-decline-excluding-mainland-China/7751673792136/

The IRA aims to save $25 billion annually by 2031 by requiring drugmakers to negotiate the prices of selected expensive drugs with the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Service, which oversees Medicare.

Source: https://gazette.com/news/us-world/biden-administration-may-subject-48-new-drugs-to-medicare-rebates/article_83c57e76-7398-538d-8231-750cf11fdf6b.html

The legislation would use the federal Healthcare Access and Stabilization Program, which is administered by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services and reimburses hospitals at a rate closer to the actual cost of care.

Source: https://carolinapublicpress.org/59203/medicaid-expansion-bill-glides-through-committees-in-the-state-house-of-representatives/