RFK Jr. weighs major changes to how Medicare pays physicians
5 days ago · Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and his advisers are considering an overhaul of Medicare's decades-old payment formula, a bid to shift the health system's incentives toward primary care and prevention, said four people who spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss private deliberations. The discussions are in their early stages, the people said, and hav...
RFK Jr. planning major changes to Medicare: report - MSN
Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Donald Trump's pick to run the Department of Health and Human Services, is best known for his conspiracy theories about vaccines, COVID-19, and AIDS — but those are not ...
What RFK Jr. has said about Ozempic, other weight loss drugs
21 hours ago · The Biden administration proposed expanding coverage of weight loss medication to Medicaid and Medicare recipients. RFK Jr. may not be such a fan.
Medicare proposes covering weight-loss drugs, teeing up clash with RFK ...
1 day ago · Medicare proposes covering weight-loss drugs, teeing up clash with RFK Jr. The proposal would expand coverage of anti-obesity drugs to 7.5 million people covered by Medicare and Medicaid, the ...
RFK Jr. weighs major changes to how Medicare pays physicians
5 days ago · STAT News first reported that Kennedy and his aides were discussing changes to Medicare payments. Any federal attempt to overhaul billions of dollars in annual payments to health-care providers ...
Biden proposes Medicare and Medicaid cover costly weight-loss ... - AP News
1 day ago · WASHINGTON (AP) — Millions of Americans with obesity would be eligible to have popular weight-loss drugs like Wegovy or Zepbound covered by Medicare or Medicaid under a new rule the Biden administration proposed Tuesday morning.. The costly proposal from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services immediately sets the stage for a showdown between the powerful pharmaceutical industry and ...
RFK Jr. is exploring a plan to upend Medicare’s physician ... - STAT
6 days ago · RFK Jr. is exploring a plan to upend Medicare’s physician payments system The proposal would reduce the American Medical Association’s role in determining doctor pay Manage alerts for this article
RFK Jr. eyes overhaul of Medicare physician pay: What to know
4 days ago · In 1991, prior to the establishment of the RUC, surgeons consumed 32% of Medicare payment charges. By 2023, it was down to 17.7%. Primary care went from 23.7% in 1991 to 28.8% in 2023, an AMA ...
How RFK Jr. has promised to remake the nation's top health …
Nov 15, 2024 · If confirmed as Health and Human Services Secretary, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. would implement sweep reforms at the world’s largest public health agencies. Kennedy for years has condemned how that agency does business (AP Video: Nathan Ellgren)
What alarms health experts most about RFK Jr. is what he’s ... - CNN
Oct 30, 2024 · Trump was talking about Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the former political rival who Trump has increasingly been promising will take a health role in his administration if he’s elected to a second term.