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Takeaways on Medicare coverage of obesity drugs
Axios· 5 days agoWhy it matters: The senators are sponsors of the Treat and Reduce Obesity Act, or TROA, which would lift a prohibition on Medicare Part
Original Medicare vs. Medicare Advantage: Which Should You Trust Your Health To?
Investopedia· 6 days agoMedicare beneficiaries do, and the number of people enrolled in Medicare Advantage plans has more...
Is the Inflation Reduction Act failing Oklahoma’s senior citizens? | Opinion
The Oklahoman· 6 days ago(IRA) genuinely deserves serious criticism. There is no better example than the skyrocketing cost of...
In States That Won’t Pay for Obesity Drugs, ‘They May as Well Have Never Been Created’
The New York Times via Yahoo News· 2 hours agoand obesity specialist, doesn’t want to tell her patients that they can’t take Wegovy, but she has...
Affordable health care is on the ballot in November
The Hill· 2 days agoBy contrast, Biden’s Inflation Reduction Act, which every Republican in Congress opposed, requires companies to implement a $35 monthly cap on insulin...
Aging Matters: VFW honor guard needs volunteers
Winston-Salem Journal· 3 days agoThe honor guard is also active with color guard missions at schools, churches, retirement centers and other civic events. For more information or to...
Opinion | Patients Stunned by Their Medical Bills
New York Times· 4 hours agoAs a retired cardiologist, I have been railing against facility fees for years. The rationale from the hospital or health care system, as Dr. Ofri stated, is nonsense; it is simply a way to ...
Analysis | A closer look at state lawmakers’ efforts to bring down health-care costs
Washington Post· 1 day agoToday’s edition: A federal appeals court preserved a preventive services coverage mandate for the...
Health panel urges interventions for children and teens with high BMI
Washington Post via Yahoo News· 7 days agoWith obesity continuing to loom as a major public health threat, a leading panel of independent U.S....
States struggle to help patients navigate insurance hurdle known as ‘step therapy’
North Dakota Monitor via Yahoo News· 2 days agoCassidy Yermal, 32, began experiencing debilitating migraines when she was 17 years old. As a...
