viernes, 13 de marzo de 2026
Poll: Public Worries About Prescription Drug Costs Reach New High; Most Across Political Parties Want Government to Do More to Regulate Prices
Poll: Public Worries About Prescription Drug Costs Reach New High; Most Across Political Parties Want Government to Do More to Regulate Prices
Amid White House Push on Drug Prices, the Democratic Party Holds a 10-Percentage Point Advantage Over the GOP to Address the Issue
Published: Mar 13, 2026
https://www.kff.org/public-opinion/poll-public-worries-about-prescription-drug-costs-reach-new-high-most-across-political-parties-want-government-to-do-more-to-regulate-prices/
As the Trump administration promotes its new TrumpRx website and other efforts to lower prescription drug prices, a growing majority of the public worries about being able to afford prescription drugs, and large majorities across parties want the government to do more to regulate prices, a new KFF Health Tracking Poll finds.
Most Medicare Beneficiaries Affected by Plan Terminations in 2025 Have Robust Medicare Advantage Options in 2026 Authors: Jeannie Fuglesten Biniek, Meredith Freed, Allison Kim, Nancy Ochieng, and Tricia Neuman Published: Mar 13, 2026
https://www.kff.org/medicare/most-medicare-beneficiaries-affected-by-plan-terminations-in-2025-have-robust-medicare-advantage-options-in-2026/
After years of rapid increases, Medicare Advantage enrollment growth slowed in 2025, a trend that continued in 2026. The number of Medicare Advantage prescription drug (MA-PD) plans available to the average Medicare beneficiary has declined from a peak of 36 in 2024 to 32 in 2026. Additionally, the trend of rapidly expanding extra benefits, spurred by sharp increases in rebate payments from the federal government, has stalled, with a smaller share of plans offering over-the-counter allowances and meals after hospital stays. Medicare Advantage insurers have warned that recent changes to the Medicare Advantage payment system have already hurt enrollees, leading to plan terminations, reduced benefits, and higher costs, and that these harmful effects will be exacerbated if the Trump Administration’s proposed payment rates for the 2027 plan year are finalized.
Longer Looks: Interesting Reads You Might Have Missed
Longer Looks: Interesting Reads You Might Have Missed
Each week, KFF Health News finds longer stories for you to enjoy. Today's selections are on USAID, social prescribing, the sex lives of seniors, and more.
https://kffhealthnews.org/morning-breakout/longer-looks-interesting-reads-you-might-have-missed-255/
A New Normal: US Marks 6 Years Since Declaring A National Covid Emergency
A New Normal: US Marks 6 Years Since Declaring A National Covid Emergency
What's changed, and what hasn't, since President Donald Trump declared the U.S. emergency on March 13, 2020. At the time, nearly 2,000 Americans were infected with the virus. But at-home covid tests and vaccines wouldn't become available until much later that year.
https://kffhealthnews.org/morning-breakout/a-new-normal-us-marks-6-years-since-declaring-a-national-covid-emergency/
Herbal Supplement Recalled After Tests Find Erectile Dysfunction Drug In It
Herbal Supplement Recalled After Tests Find Erectile Dysfunction Drug In It
A product named "Volume" from Primal Supplements Group has been pulled off the shelves after it was found to contain sildenafil, the active ingredient in Viagra. The ingredient was not listed on the supplement's label.
https://kffhealthnews.org/morning-breakout/herbal-supplement-recalled-after-tests-find-erectile-dysfunction-drug-in-it/
Despite Medical Groups’ Opposition, Fla. Might Again License Naturopaths
Despite Medical Groups’ Opposition, Fla. Might Again License Naturopaths
Legislation to license and regulate naturopathic doctors (NDs) has cleared the state Legislature. Florida stopped offering licenses to NDs in 1959. Meanwhile, the American Medical Association and the American Academy of Family Physicians have consistently stated that NDs are not physicians, MedPage Today reported.
https://kffhealthnews.org/morning-breakout/despite-medical-groups-opposition-fla-might-again-license-naturopaths/
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