La Marca, a retired professor living in Basking Ridge, New Jersey, is among an estimated 5.9 million Medicare enrollees excluded from a GLP-1 discount program because they have a medical condition such as Type 2 diabetes or sleep apnea. (Erica S. Lee for KFF Health News)A Temporary Patch for a Long-Standing Gap About 1 in
Premiums for Medicare Part D drug coverage could rise next year because subsidies to insurers are about to end. Eric Thayer/Getty Images hide title toggle title Eric Thayer/Getty Images The Trump administration is ending subsidies that helped keep the costs of Medicare drug coverage down. The change could mean higher Medicare Part D premiums for
Protesters demonstrate for transgender healthcare at a June 2025 march in Manhattan. NPR has learned that the Trump administration shelved a plan to cut off all Medicare and Medicaid funding to any hospital that provided gender-affirming care to minors. Erik McGregor/LightRocket via Getty Images hide title toggle title Erik McGregor/LightRocket via Getty Images For new