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Researchers Propose Solutions to Improve GLP-1 RA Access

Physician's Weekly

Cost-Sharing Program Benefits Patient Rashida Khan, PhD , and colleagues presented a case in which a 56-year-old African American woman with a BMI of 40 kg/m 2 was denied insurance coverage for GLP-1 receptor agonist therapy. Other Persistent Barriers & Potential Solutions In another article not presented at the meeting, Stephanie W.

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Hospice in Prison Part 1: An interview with Michele DiTomas and Keith Knauf

GeriPal

Michele: Yeah, so in May of 2018, there was an article by Suleika Jaouad in the New York Times Magazine, and they spent about two weeks in our hospice with us learning about the work that’s done. And so the article focuses on the work of these three men who were mostly gang involved and did something really bad when they were young.

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Sexual Function in Serious Illness: Areej El-Jawahri, Sharon Bober, and Don Dizon

GeriPal

Here are some articles that Kira and I have written about the topic, and that’s really how my interest in addressing sexual health concerns started. So let’s use the one that I prefer to do, because I know this drug, that’s not how insurance companies work. These drugs are considered lifestyle medications.

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