Pharmacies

Poll: 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

[ad_1] About one in eight adults (12%) say they have taken one of an increasingly popular class of prescription drugs…

2 years ago

Challenges and Strategies in Expanding Non-Traditional Pregnancy-Related Services: Findings from a Survey of State Medicaid Programs

[ad_1] Maternal and infant mortality rates in the U.S. are far higher than those in similarly large and wealthy countries, with people of…

2 years ago

Final Prior Authorization Rules Look to Streamline the Process, but Issues Remain

[ad_1] As concerns continue to be raised about consumer barriers to care resulting from prior authorization requirements, the federal government…

2 years ago

What You Need to Know About Medicaid Managed Care, Amid the New Federal Rules

[ad_1] Managed care is the most common delivery system for Medicaid. Most states (42, including DC) use comprehensive managed care…

2 years ago

10 Things to Know About Medicaid Managed Care

[ad_1] Managed care is the dominant delivery system for Medicaid enrollees. The latest national Medicaid managed care enrollment data (from…

2 years ago

10 Key Facts About Women with Medicare

[ad_1] Medicare is the federal program that provides health coverage to over 66 million people ages 65 and older and…

2 years ago

Five Facts About Older Adults’ Health Care Experiences by Race and Ethnicity

[ad_1] As the U.S population ages and becomes increasingly diverse, people of color are projected to comprise close to half…

2 years ago

An Estimated 1 in 4 Medicare Beneficiaries With Obesity or Overweight Could Be Eligible for Medicare Coverage of Wegovy, an Anti-Obesity Drug, to Reduce Heart Risk

[ad_1] In a new analysis, KFF finds that 3.6 million people with Medicare could be eligible for coverage of Wegovy…

2 years ago

A New Use for Wegovy Opens the Door to Medicare Coverage for Millions of People with Obesity

[ad_1] The FDA recently approved a new use for Wegovy (semaglutide), the blockbuster anti-obesity drug, to reduce the risk of…

2 years ago

Examining New Medicaid Resources to Expand School-Based Behavioral Health Services

[ad_1] In light of worsening mental health among youth, strategies have been implemented to improve access to behavioral health services…

2 years ago