Trump reaches deal with 9 major drugmakers to lower prices
Nine drug manufacturers will offer their drugs to Medicaid recipients at most-favored-nation discounts in exchange for tariff exemptions.
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Nine drug manufacturers will offer their drugs to Medicaid recipients at most-favored-nation discounts in exchange for tariff exemptions.
Government documents show that federal regulators rarely warn plans that their networks of health providers are so skimpy they violate legal requirements.
Pfizer is the first of many drug makers President Trump claimed has agreed to offer steep drug discounts to all Americans through TrumpRx, in line with the lowest prices paid by Europeans.
Pfizer's CEO said President Trump's threat of tariffs motivated his company to take swift action.
Under a new law, many Americans will have to meet a work requirement to obtain and keep their Medicaid coverage. But due to an exemption, millions living in areas of high unemployment could be spared.
More than a dozen states are seeking their own versions of Medicaid work requirements. But the incoming new federal standards pose new questions.
Some 63% of nursing home residents nationwide rely on Medicaid, which is facing steep cuts from President Trump's spending bill.
Republicans claim 4.8 million Americans on Medicaid who could work choose not to. The GOP's work-requirement legislation could sweep up disabled people who say they're unable to hold jobs.
Older, wealthier Americans would see the biggest lifetime benefit from the Republican budget bill, while younger generations could see losses, a new analysis says.
The GOP's "big beautiful bill" would require people up to age 64 to certify they're working to get aid. Here's what the research shows.
The highest-earning U.S. households would see the biggest gains under the GOP budget package thanks to tax cuts, CBO analysis finds.
A GOP tax-and-spending bill the House approved Thursday would slash federal Medicaid reimbursement for states that offer health coverage to immigrants without legal status.
Late last year, South Carolina Medicaid approved GLP-1s to treat obesity, placing it among the few state programs covering the drugs. But access remains limited.
About half of states have broadened Medicaid, the state-federal low-income health care program, to pay for social services such as housing and nutritional support.
Five Republicans on the House Budget Committee blocked the legislation from advancing on Friday.
The Energy and Commerce, Ways and Means, and Agriculture committees will hammer out details on Medicaid and nutritional assistance spending and tax cuts.
"We are going to pay the lowest price there is in the world," President Trump said Monday.
Republicans, on the hunt for spending cuts, are eying a special kind of Medicaid tax that nearly every state uses to boost funding for hospitals, nursing homes, and other providers.
Recent cuts eliminated a small, specialized workforce that sets the poverty standards determining who is eligible for Medicaid as well as assistance with food, home heating, child care, and more.
The Biden administration had proposed to expand coverage of the drugs.
Dr. Mehmet Oz, the former surgeon and television host, was nominated to head the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.
As Congress mulls significant cuts to Medicaid, Native American tribes are bracing for potentially devastating financial fallout.
There are more than 380 approved hospital-at-home programs in 39 states.
Medicaid, the state-federal health insurance program for people with low incomes or disabilities, touches millions of Americans and has become deeply woven into the U.S. health care system.
The online system for federal health funding warned of delays due to executive orders after the Trump administration announced a freeze.
Broncos fans didn't waste any time bringing the party to the parking lot. At 8 a.m., the bacon and eggs were served with orange and blue accoutrements.
Aurora city offices were closed Friday for the first of four planned furlough days this year; an unpaid day off meant to help the city address a budget shortfall without raising taxes or laying off employees.
A chilly but active weather day is shaping up across Colorado as we head into a busy Saturday, with lingering snow in the high country and gusty winds and elevated fire danger on the plains.
A woman is dead after the driver of a car she was in allegedly smashed into a parked RV, fled the scene, changed vehicles, and then tried to bring her to the hospital, according to Commerce City police.
Xcel Energy says power is being restored gradually to the customers in Northern Colorado who are in an area where planned power outages went into effect on Friday.
Aurora city offices were closed Friday for the first of four planned furlough days this year; an unpaid day off meant to help the city address a budget shortfall without raising taxes or laying off employees.
A chilly but active weather day is shaping up across Colorado as we head into a busy Saturday, with lingering snow in the high country and gusty winds and elevated fire danger on the plains.
A woman is dead after the driver of a car she was in allegedly smashed into a parked RV, fled the scene, changed vehicles, and then tried to bring her to the hospital, according to Commerce City police.
Xcel Energy says power is being restored gradually to the customers in Northern Colorado who are in an area where planned power outages went into effect on Friday.
DougCo Alert is able to provide more information to both residents and first responders than the previous alert system.
Aurora city offices were closed Friday for the first of four planned furlough days this year; an unpaid day off meant to help the city address a budget shortfall without raising taxes or laying off employees.
Watch meteorologist Callie Zanandrie's forecast.
DougCo Alert is able to provide more information to both residents and first responders than the previous alert system.
Some residents and businesses in southeast Denver were without landline phone service for more than a week, leaving many frustrated by what they described as a lack of communication from service provider CenturyLink.
A second person who was shot at a party in Denver celebrating the arrest of former Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro nearly two weeks ago has died.
Broncos fans didn't waste any time bringing the party to the parking lot. At 8 a.m., the bacon and eggs were served with orange and blue accoutrements.
Itsuko Cobb began blinging her own Colorado sports apparel nearly two years ago, starting with Denver Nuggets' jerseys, and the response to them was overwhelming.
Devin Hayes first started building his Broncos Room, or fan cave, when his family moved into their Westminster home. This is actually Hayes' second Broncos Room.
The Denver Broncos are playing against the Buffalo Bills, and the Denver Nuggets are playing against the Washington Wizards on Saturday.
A new report from the Metro Denver Economic Development Corporation estimates the divisional round matchup against the Buffalo Bills, and a potential AFC Championship game, could generate more than $60 million in economic activity across the city.
"It's as definitive as we're going to get," CBS News medical contributor Dr. Céline Gounder said of the new research, which found no connection between Tylenol and autism or ADHD.
Federal prosecutors are investigating Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz and Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey for allegedly impeding immigration agents, sources told CBS News.
Depending on the timing, NASA could launch a fresh crew to the space station while four other astronauts are flying around the moon.
As obesity rates among Americans drop and weight loss drugs lead to a slimmer society, airlines could save on fuel costs, according to a recent analysis.
Mexican president Claudia Sheinbaum has sought to placate President Trump and build a strong relationship between the U.S. and Mexico.
Mexican president Claudia Sheinbaum has sought to placate President Trump and build a strong relationship between the U.S. and Mexico.
The number of ICE detainees exceeded 70,000 for the first time in the deportation agency's 23-year history, according to internal DHS data obtained by CBS News.
The Justice Department says it also added about 80 more attorneys this week to help review the Epstein files to be released.
Gov. Jared Polis took a long stroll down memory lane during his final State of the State address Thursday.
"We are in a little bit of a pothole," said GOP Sen. Bernie Moreno, who previously expected the compromise to be unveiled this week.
"It's as definitive as we're going to get," CBS News medical contributor Dr. Céline Gounder said of the new research, which found no connection between Tylenol and autism or ADHD.
The Trump administration reversed cuts to grants for mental health and addiction treatment programs that a CBS News source said were valued at around $1.9 billion.
This year, AdventHealth says it will roll out close to 800 cameras in hospital rooms and urgent care centers across Colorado to add a virtual layer of care.
Every state will receive at least $100 million annually from the federal Rural Health Transformation fund, but some scored millions more based on their plans and willingness to pass policies embracing MAHA initiatives.
Roughly 1.4 million fewer Americans have signed up for an Affordable Care Act plan as expiring tax breaks drive up premiums.
Some residents and businesses in southeast Denver were without landline phone service for more than a week, leaving many frustrated by what they described as a lack of communication from service provider CenturyLink.
From learning English here, to succeeding in sports, and building a growing business that's now employee-owned, Mowa Haile says he loves Colorado's sense of community.
Itsuko Cobb began blinging her own Colorado sports apparel nearly two years ago, starting with Denver Nuggets' jerseys, and the response to them was overwhelming.
As obesity rates among Americans drop and weight loss drugs lead to a slimmer society, airlines could save on fuel costs, according to a recent analysis.
Canada's Prime Minister Mark Carney said China has become a more predictable partner to deal with than the U.S., the country's neighbor and longtime ally.
At 71 years old, facing a terminal diagnosis, Colorado resident Tom Pringle has one more thing he wants to do before he dies: help other people in similar situations by trying an experimental drug to treat his ALS, also known as Lou Gehrig's disease.
The families of three nonverbal students who were physically abused by a bus aide while traveling to school in Colorado have filed a lawsuit against their children's former school.
Many people who responded to a state survey regarding Xcel's Public Safety Power Shutoffs last month expressed dissatisfaction with Xcel's approach on Dec. 17 and Dec. 19, believing the utility overreacted.
State regulators said the text message from Christian Hatfield, the former district attorney for Colorado's 22nd Judicial District, "caused the staff member emotional harm."
A Venezuelan national suspected in a string of attempted armed robberies in 2024 in Denver's ritzy Cherry Creek North neighborhood has been apprehended in Detroit, according to police and prosecutors.