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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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The Post-COVID 19 Health Consumer: Ready for DIY Health Care and More Open to Telehealth

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Those percentages were polled as of September 2020, about six months into the now-year+ long pandemic, Peoples’ homes became their safe havens, literally, in the public health crisis, or our “Year of COVID” as Dr. Michael Osterholm of CIDRAP has nicknamed 2020. PwC’s HRI team polled 10,003 U.S.

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Ten Forces Shaping Health Care in 2021: A View from CVS Health

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We can weave these market forces together into several mega-trends… Community-based care grows in 2021. The most obvious trend from which CVS Health benefits, as well as is defining, is the growing opportunity for primary care to be delivered in the community and in peoples’ homes.

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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. Innovate long-term care.

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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. Access and quality of care in the U.S. varied, with that 10% of health citizens lacking coverage for basic health care. If healthcare in the U.S.

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Why #CES2022 Will Be Keynoted By A Health Care Innovator for the First Time

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That a pharmaceutical company executive is speaking on the main stage at CES speaks to digital health’s mainstreaming beyond elite athletes and smartwatches that track activity.

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Health Care Planning for 2022 – Start with a Pandemic, Then Pivot to Health and Happiness

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Telehealth will help many people meet up with health care access — but not necessarily universally or equitably. Mental health will continue to be the epidemic beyond the pandemic. Healthcare delivery will be omnichannel, featuring digital front doors and new primary care on-ramps.