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Obesity is a Public Health Epidemic in the U.S. — The Case for GLP-1 Coverage, Affordability and Equity

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were sensible, weight management would be treated as a public health issue,” David Cutler writes in the JAMA Health Forum dated August 15, 2024. health care” citing the example of weight loss medications — in short, the uptake of GLP-1 drugs to address Type 2 diabetes first, and subsequently obesity.

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Health Care Nation – How to Inspire a Rosa Parks Moment for Healthcare in America?

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When his publisher asked him to write a third book on AI in health care still a hot topic in publishing Tom said hed rather turn to a subject long on his mind: the state of health care in America and how to change the conversation on health policy to involve all citizens.

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What Person-Centered Interoperability Looks Like: Seqster

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He also tweets his own comments on Twitter @EricTopol , which have become must-click insights into the COVID-19 pandemic from the inception of the public health crisis. In summing up the patient-centered interoperability goal, Ardy summarized: “We’ve created the Mint.com of health data.”

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Ten In Ten: Manatt’s Healthcare Priorities to 2031

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Their ten must-do’s for bending the cost curve while driving constructive change for a better health care system are to: Ensure access. Achieve health equity. Stability the safety net and rebuild public health. Address social determinants of health. Accelerate digital health. Innovate long-term care.

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The Top Patient Safety Risks in 2025 Are Mostly About the “Human OS” – Reading ECRI’s Annual Report

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Each year, ECRI (the ECRI Institute) publishes an annual report on the Top 10 Patient Safety Concerns for the year. The 2025 list was published today. My read of it is that most of these risks have to do with what I’ve been referring to as the Human OS, the Human Operating System, in my talks and teachings.

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How We Spend Versus What We Get: America’s Healthcare Spending Makes for Poor Health

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had the highest pharmaceutical spending per capita of $1,443 versus $749 for the other nations, roughly double. varied, with that 10% of health citizens lacking coverage for basic health care. Consumers who use more primary care can lower healthcare costs, as this blog in Health Affairs pointed out this week.

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Telehealth Legislation Passes Ways & Means, As GLP-1s Are Fast-Meshing with Telemedicine in the Marketplace

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platforming telehealth with weight loss and the fast-growing medicine category — such as Eli Lilly Direct, the pharmaceutical company planning to go direct-to-consumer to channel patients’ access to and use of Zepbound for weight loss (partnering with Amazon’s pharmacy for delivery).