October 6th, 2026CMS Moves TIC Reporting to Quarterly, Sets Drug File TimelineCMS finalized Transparency in Coverage updates as a researcher warns ghost rates and missing inpatient data limit payer price files.Read more
October 5th, 2026Traditional Medicare OOP Cap Could Lower Costs, Raise Federal SpendingA traditional Medicare out-of-pocket (OOP) cap could reduce beneficiaries’ costs but increase annual federal spending by $39 billion to $96 billion. Read more
September 30th, 2026FDA Accepts Inhaled Treprostinil sNDA for IPF: 4 FAQs for PayersFDA accepted United Therapeutics' sNDA for inhaled treprostinil in IPF. Here's what it could mean for patient access, coverage, and costsRead more
October 2nd, 2026Building a Scalable Obesity Care Team: Amanda Velazquez, MDBuild scalable obesity care with multidisciplinary teams, clear triage, and monitoring protocols; address GLP-1 gaps, Medicare access and price barriers, including oral GLP-1.Read more
October 2nd, 2026VBC Risk Is Outpacing Provider Readiness, CMS Must ActCMS is adding value-based care (VBC) risk faster than many providers can build the data and tech capacity they need to succeed.Read more
October 2nd, 2026Pipeline Advances in Sjögren Disease Bring Targeted Therapies CloserPhase 3 wins for ianalumab and dazodalibep bring targeted therapies closer for Sjögren disease as patients face diagnostic delays and high costs.Read more
October 1st, 2026CMS Finalizes Mandatory GLOBE Model to Test Lower Part B Drug CostsCMS finalized the mandatory GLOBE Model, tying Part B drug rebates to international prices in areas covering 25% of beneficiaries from Jan. 1, 2027.Read more
October 2nd, 2026Dual-Eligible Enrollees Favor Switching MA Plans Over Leaving MAMA-to-MA switching among dually eligible beneficiaries rose sharply from 2016 to 2022, AJMC study author Grace Mackleby, PhD, found.Read more