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Medicare & Drugs - Washington Newsletter
  • In brief: Synapse Health contract, CPI-U update, BOC guidance, Trace Medical investment  23 Dec 2025 19:57 GMT

    … ) orders for certain UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage plans in additional states … HMO and PPO UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage plans. Additionally, the … and Drug Administration (FDA) Office of Criminal Investigations, the Washington State Medicaid …

  • Trump boosts hemp for medicinal use 23 Dec 2025 19:21 GMT

    … hemp, as a pain reliever. Medicare administrator Mehmet Oz said that … products each year.” Growers beware Washington State University cannabis research director David … how the Food and Drug Administration and Drug Enforcement Administration would enforce …

  • How a Grown-Up Health Care System Operates 23 Dec 2025 16:12 GMT

    … of the anointed politicians in Washington State. When they were finally … of the allowed alternatives to Medicare. Too late. No … too much sense for Medicare currently. What I contributed … for doctor fees, hospital fees, medications, and a [slothful] government …

  • Spokane Valley, Spokane have highest ambulance rates in the region. AMR explains why 21 Dec 2025 11:22 GMT

    … supplies, IV therapies, medication or mileage rates typically … some of which – including Seattle, Vancouver and Yakima – also contract … ’re compensating for Medicare and Medicare rates not going … shifting because of low Medicare and Medicaid reimbursement rates …

  • Colorado prescription board votes to limit cost of rheumatoid arthritis drug 06 Oct 2025 21:26 GMT

    … – similar to how Medicare beneficiaries are facing fewer … prescription medication. From 2014 to 2024, prescription drug prices … implementing price limits on drugs hampers research, as … facility, according to the Seattle Times. In addition, careful …

  • Healthcare fraud enforcement in 2025: A year of aggressive action and expanding risk 19 Dec 2025 21:34 GMT

    … testing fraud involving falsified Medicare enrollment documents13—blending AKS, … inflating plan sponsor drug costs reported on Medicare Part D claims … trial led by the Washington State Attorney General.21 The … To Prescribe Gilead's Drugs (Apr. 29, 2025), …

  • Spokane County ambulance costs soar as funding model shifts burden to patients 24 Dec 2025 18:10 GMT

    … While residents in cities like Seattle might pay around $950 … Additional charges for mileage, medications, and medical supplies can … of patients rely on Medicare or Medicaid. Because these … the system’s cost. Seattle offsets emergency‑response expenses …

  • <![CDATA[HEDIS Glycemic Goal Achieved Using Control-IQ Technology]]> 22 Dec 2025 19:16 GMT

    … provided to Medicare beneficiaries in Medicare Advantage and … care professionals, including medication therapy management pharmacists and … management services may include medication therapy management, care … of Medicine (IBH), Seattle, WA; University of …

  • WATCH: Detransitioner to providers: "Please just stop" gender surgeries on minors 19 Dec 2025 21:35 GMT

    … block access to gender altering drugs and surgical procedures for … cut off federal Medicaid and Medicare funding from hospitals and … who began prescribing powerful drugs to the then 17- … care for minors continues. Seattle Children’s Hospital gender clinic …

  • Washington AG rebukes federal strategy to ban gender care for minors 19 Dec 2025 19:35 GMT

    … medical providers from receiving Medicare or Medicaid funds for … paying for gender-affirming medication and procedures for trans … shutter gender clinics altogether. Seattle Children’s and Mary … also offers gender-affirming medication and mental health care …

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