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Following the annual enrollment period for 2026, 56.1 million people — up from 54.6 million in 2025 — are enrolled in Medicare Part D, which includes standalone prescription drug plans and Medicare Advantage plans with prescription drug coverage, as of…

Texas emerged as a standout in the 2026 ACA open enrollment period, attracting about 206,000 new enrollees — the highest in the country — according to preliminary data published Jan. 28 by CMS. Meanwhile, nationwide enrollment fell to nearly 23…

Medicare beneficiaries had about 60 million telehealth visits per year between 2021 and 2023, according to a February study published in Annals of Internal Medicine.  Co-author and University of Utah assistant professor Terrence Liu, MD, broke down the findings March…

The Republican-controlled House Committee on Energy and Commerce sent letters March 3 to ten states — California, Colorado, Massachusetts, Maine, Nebraska, New York, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Vermont and Washington — requesting information on fraud, waste and abuse, as well as integrity…

Point32Health reported a $301 million operating loss in 2025, offset by $167 million in investment income for an adjusted net loss of $141 million. The insurer, parent company of Harvard Pilgrim Health Care and Tufts Health Plan, posted revenues of…

Novant Health, a 19-hospital system headquartered in Winston-Salem, N.C., has partnered with the North Carolina State Health Plan — which is administered by Aetna — to expand access to “no-cost surgical care” for hundreds of thousands of plan members across…

Eli Lilly has launched Employer Connect, a platform that offers employers a direct route to offer Zepbound coverage to workers at a list price of $449 per month, bypassing traditional pharmacy benefits. The platform pairs employers with more than 15…


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