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An Open Letter to Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. On Why Integrated Care Should Be a Cornerstone of the HHS Agenda

Integrated Care News by CFHA

Dear Mr. Kennedy, First, thank you for bringing urgency and passion to the nation’s conversation on health and the chronic disease epidemic. It provides immediate, non-stigmatized behavioral health support at the point of medical care, often in the same visit.

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Researchers Propose Solutions to Improve GLP-1 RA Access

Physician's Weekly

Seventeen states include anti-obesity medications under Medicaid, which provides healthcare for people with low incomes, but only nine of these have preferred drug plans that cover the newer agents.” Health is a social good, and thus society has an obligation to provide health services that address the needs of all.