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Wildfire smoke will harm health and raise medical costs
5+ hour, 50+ min ago (109+ words) Summary: Last week’s Canadian wildfire smoke drove air quality to hazardous levels across the Northeast, reinforcing a growing body of research that ties wildfire-driven pollution to sharp increases in asthma attacks, cardiovascular events, and healthcare costs. When air quality is…...
GLP-1 drugs, like most medical care, do not lower medical costs
1+ day, 1+ hour ago (537+ words) Summary: GLP-1 drugs do not lead to lower medical costs in the short run and are not likely to lead to lower medical costs even over a longer time horizon unless prices are substantially reduced. A health plan CEO recently…...
Saturday Longforms; “Geriatric” pregnancies, AI will raise costs, and domestic medical supplies. Animal photos too
3+ day, 1+ hour ago (217+ words) Erica Schwiegershausen writes in New York Magazine’s The Cut that even though (some) celebrities are successfully becoming pregnant after 45, most women over 45 have enormous difficulties (and expenses) in getting pregnant. David Brailer, the first National Coordinator for Health Information Technology,…...
Friday Shorts: Alpha-Gal, operating room margins, and measles in SC
4+ day, 1+ hour ago (171+ words) Employers may need to be aware that more employees will need non-meat options at company gatherings and in company cafeterias. Ashrafi A, et al. Costs, Charges, and Revenue of Hospital Operating Rooms in California. JAMA Surg. PJuly 01, 2026. This indicates that…...
Medical spending increases are highest for those with high family income.
5+ day, 9+ min ago (253+ words) Summary: Health care spending is highest and growing fastest among people in the top income quintile, with the widest gaps in prescription drugs and outpatient care, raising the question of whether cost sharing is suppressing needed care among lower-income members....
Those with HIV continue to live longer
1+ week, 1+ hour ago (220+ words) Summary: New Medicare cost projections show that people with HIV are aging into Medicare in growing numbers, a striking clinical success. Antiretroviral drug costs, kept high by coformulation of patent-protected and generic agents, now dominate the medical spending of older…...
Friday Shorts: Self-directed CBT, life expectancy, coffee, Alzheimer's test, GLP-1 impact and telehealth prescription
1+ week, 4+ day ago (547+ words) Substack Friday Shorts: Self-directed CBT, life expectancy, coffee, Alzheimer's test, GLP-1 impact and telehealth prescription Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) is a structured type of psychotherapy that focuses on current issues (as opposed to the past.) CBT can be administered by…...
29% of new prescriptions for branded medications are not filled, and list pharmacy prices rise faster than net prices
1+ week, 5+ day ago (276+ words) Summary: Nearly 3 in 10 branded prescriptions go unfilled due to payer rejections and patient abandonment, and manufacturer rebates widen the gap between rising list prices and more modestly growing net prices, reinforcing the case for employers to scrutinize both cost-sharing design…...
Over 32,000 birthing mothers in the US have severe maternal morbidity each year
1+ week, 6+ day ago (328+ words) Maternal mortality in the U.S. is the highest in the developed world, but there is much less written about severe maternal morbidity (SMM), which is far more common and has a huge impact on the lives of women and their families....
Medicare begins coverage of GLP-1 medications for obesity
2+ week, 1+ hour ago (347+ words) Summary: Starting July 1, 2026, Medicare beneficiaries can access GLP-1 obesity drugs for a flat $50 monthly copay through the CMS “Bridge” demonstration, an 18-month, taxpayer-funded stopgap created after private insurers balked at the original BALANCE model. This could put pressure on employers…...