Widespread noncompliance with federal cost-sharing rules exists, particularly impacting Medicare beneficiaries and patient-preferred prep options, study finds.

The Choose Medicare Act would establish a Medicare “Part E” that would give employers and the general public the option to opt into the program. | Image credit: zimmytws - AdobeStock_45882892

Democrats Introduce Bill to Create Public Medicare “Part E”

By Rose McNulty

June 17th 2025

The Choose Medicare Act would establish a Medicare Part E that would give employers and the general public the ability to opt into the program.

How Value-Based Care With Provider Enablement Improves Maternal and Infant Outcomes in Medicaid

By Benjamin Howell, PhD, MPP
Leah Ramirez, MS

Kristin Austin, MPH
Sara Varner, MPH
Bryony Winn, MPhil
Tiffany Inglis, MD

June 12th 2025

Supported value-based care improves prenatal care while reducing neonatal intensive care unit stays, preterm birth rates, low birth weight rates, and costs for mothers and infants.

Utilization and Costs Among Oncologists Participating in a Private Insurance Shared Savings Model

By Brigham Walker, PhD
Lalan Wilfong, MD

Nicholas Robert, MD
Alexander Siebert, PhD
J. Russell Hoverman, MD, PhD

June 11th 2025

A private oncology shared savings plan reduced colon cancer treatment costs. Results varied by tumor, with none in breast cancer and mixed effects in lung cancer.

Tirzepatide injections in box | Image credit: MKPhoto – stock.adobe.com

Real-World Use of GLP-1s Yields Less Weight Loss Than Clinical Trials

By Hayden E. Klein

June 10th 2025

Patients who remained on treatment, especially at higher doses or on tirzepatide, were more likely to achieve clinically meaningful weight loss and improved glycemic control.

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