Medicare to Cover Wegovy When Patients Also Have Heart Disease
FRIDAY, March 22, 2024 -- Medicare will now cover the popular weight-loss drug Wegovy if patients using it also have heart disease, U.S. officials announced Thursday.The move comes after the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved drugmaker Novo... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - March 22, 2024 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news
CMS: Medicare Program; Application by the Utilization Review Accreditation Commission (URAC) for Continued CMS Approval of Its Home Infusion Therapy (HIT) Accreditation Program
Announcement from the Centers for Medicare& Medicaid Services (CMS) of the approval of the Utilization Review Accreditation Commission (URAC) as a national accrediting organization providing home infusion therapy services that wish to participate in the Medicare or Medicaid programs. The approval is effective March 27, 2024, through March 27, 2030. (Source: Federal Register updates via the Rural Assistance Center)
Source: Federal Register updates via the Rural Assistance Center - March 22, 2024 Category: Rural Health Source Type: news
Medicare plans can cover Wegovy for patients with heart conditions
The federal government said that its prescription drug insurance for seniors will cover the popular weight-loss drug to treat patients with heart-related conditions, after the regulators broadened Wegovy ’s regulatory label this month. (Source: Washington Post: To Your Health)
Source: Washington Post: To Your Health - March 21, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Daniel Gilbert Source Type: news
Medicare can pay for obesity drugs like Wegovy in certain heart patients
Certain Medicare patients may get help paying for the popular weight-loss drug Wegovy, as long as they also have heart disease.#medicare (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - March 21, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Medicare now will cover weight-loss drug Wegovy for heart patients
Medicare now will cover Wegovy after the Food and Drug Administration cleared the manufacturer to market the popular weight-loss drug as a treatment for heart problems. (Source: Health News - UPI.com)
Source: Health News - UPI.com - March 21, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Medicare plans can cover Wegovy for patients with heart conditions
Medicare plans can cover the popular weight-loss drug Wegovy to treat seniors with a history of cardiovascular disease, officials said Thursday, a move that could substantially expand access to the blockbuster drug for certain adults. Until now, seniors participating in federal prescription-drug…#medicare #novonordisk #wegovy #fda #centersformedicare #medicaidservices #cms #glp1 #kff (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - March 21, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Medicare plans can cover Wegovy for patients with heart conditions
The federal government said that its prescription drug insurance for seniors will cover the popular weight-loss drug to treat patients with heart-related conditions, after the regulators broadened Wegovy ’s regulatory label this month. (Source: Washington Post: To Your Health)
Source: Washington Post: To Your Health - March 21, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Daniel Gilbert Source Type: news
Medicare allows coverage of Wegovy for heart patients
Older adults may now get Medicare coverage for Wegovy, if they’re using it to cut the risk of serious heart problems and not for weight loss alone.#medicare (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - March 21, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Medicare can pay for obesity drugs like Wegovy in certain heart patients
Certain Medicare patients may get help paying for the popular weight-loss drug Wegovy, as long as they also have heart disease (Source: ABC News: Health)
Source: ABC News: Health - March 21, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Health Source Type: news
Medicare can now cover certain weight loss drugs in a big step for patients
Boxes of Wegovy made by Novo Nordisk are seen at a pharmacy in London, Britain March 8, 2024. Medicare can start covering certain weight loss drugs for the first time — as long as they are approved for an added health benefit, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services said Thursday. That…#boxesofwegovy #novonordisk #medicare #centersformedicare #medicaidservices #cms #elililly #fda #glp1s #cvshealth (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - March 21, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Medicare to Cover Weight-Loss Drug Wegovy for Certain Patients
(MedPage Today) -- Medicare will cover the weight-loss drug semaglutide (Wegovy) under its Part D drug program for patients with overweight or obesity who have preexisting heart disease and need the drug to prevent heart attacks or strokes, the... (Source: MedPage Today Public Health)
Source: MedPage Today Public Health - March 21, 2024 Category: American Health Source Type: news
Wegovy to Be Covered by US Medicare for Heart Disease Patients Wegovy to Be Covered by US Medicare for Heart Disease Patients
Heart patients insured under the U.S. Medicare program would be covered for Novo Nordisk ' s weight-loss drug Wegovy as long as it is prescribed to reduce their risk of heart...Reuters Health Information (Source: Medscape FamilyMedicine Headlines)
Source: Medscape FamilyMedicine Headlines - March 21, 2024 Category: Primary Care Tags: Diabetes & Endocrinology Source Type: news
No Elevated Risk for Stroke Seen After COVID-19 Bivalent Vaccine Receipt
WEDNESDAY, March 20, 2024 -- For Medicare beneficiaries aged 65 years and older, there is no evidence of elevated stroke risk immediately after vaccination with either brand of the COVID-19 bivalent vaccine, according to a study published in the... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - March 20, 2024 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
U.S. Debt Races Toward Record This Decade, C.B.O. Warns
The federal debt as a share of the U.S. economy is poised to hit a record by 2029 and will continue to rise over the next three decades, the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office said on Wednesday in a report that laid out the nation’s long-term fiscal challenges. In its latest 30-year outlook,…#socialsecurity #medicare (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - March 20, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
An American Slowdown
Since its inception, the U.S. has relied on population growth to keep its economy pumping. New generations of native-born Americans and immigrants enter the work force; they produce goods and services and then spend their income, in a cycle that drives supply, demand and growth. They also pay…#socialsecurity #medicare #williamfrey (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - March 20, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
