Ozempic’s popularity leads to shortages for people with Type 2 diabetes
(By Sydney Lupkin for NPR) Jim Cox had heard of people with Type 2 diabetes who were unable to get
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Emerging Health Issues
Costly GLP-1 Drugs are Rarely Covered for Weight Loss by Marketplace Plans
(By Tammie Smith for The Kaiser Family Foundation published June 12, 2024) Affordable Care Act (ACA) Marketplace plans rarely cover
Read MoreWeight loss drug coverage gets more complicated
(By Jakob Emerson for Becker’s Hospital Review) In less than a month’s time, a federal lawmaker warned weight loss drugs
Read MoreMedicare spending on weight loss drugs may be lower than previously thought: Report
(By Rylee Wilson for Becker’s Hospital Review) Medicare spending on GLP-1 medications may not be as high as some estimates predict
Read MorePoll: 1 in 8 Adults Say They’ve Taken a GLP-1 Drug, Including 4 in 10 of Those with Diabetes and 1 in 4 of Those with Heart Disease
(By Tammie Smith at The Kaiser Family Foundation published May 10, 2024) About one in eight adults (12%) say they
Read MoreStranded in the ER, Seniors Await Hospital Care and Suffer Avoidable Harm
(By Judith Graham for KFF Health News) Every day, the scene plays out in hospitals across America: Older men and
Read MoreWhere patients go when primary care waits are too long
(By Mariah Taylor for Becker’s Hospital Review) A growing number of Americans cannot access primary care when it is needed,
Read MoreWhat we know about H5N1 bird flu in cows — and the risk to humans
(By Helen Branswell for STAT) The discovery of H5N1 bird flu in U.S. cattle — and the news that at
Read MoreThe ‘Pandemic Agreement’: What it is, What it isn’t, and What it Could Mean for the U.S.
(By Josh Michaud, Jennifer Kates, and Anna Rouw for The Kaiser Family Foundation Published: Apr 01, 2024) Countries are nearing
Read MoreThe Food is Medicine movement originators are trying to standardize medically tailored meals
(By Nicholas Florko for STAT) WASHINGTON — Food corporations, grocery stores, and even tech companies are claiming they are a
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