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The Relationship Between Cardiovascular Risk, Gender Identity, Sex Assigned at Birth, and Depression Among Transgender People [Big data]

Annals of Family Medicine

These barriers may prevent TG from receiving the necessary care to address chronic conditions, such as cardiovascular disease (CVD). Setting or Dataset: Secondary analysis of the CDC state-specific Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BFRSS) surveys conducted from 2019 to 2022. Results: Transgender status (i.e.,

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Drug Pricing Reform Gathers Steam (Part 1): White House Drug Pricing Plan Offers Laundry List of Existing Democrat Priorities

FDA Law Blog

A May 2019 CMS final rule that would have required drug TV advertisements to disclose the WAC of the drug was challenged by a group of pharmaceutical companies and vacated on statutory grounds by the D.C. The Plan supports legislative action to control total drug costs and patient out-of-pocket (“OOP”) costs for Medicare Part D beneficiaries.