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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. Health is a social good, and thus society has an obligation to provide health services that address the needs of all.

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

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And that grew into a group of volunteers coming back and at least providing support groups, giving those men a place where they could talk at least. Eric: So in some ways, this is kind of like the VA, where you don’t have to follow Medicare guidelines, but you can actually actively do concurrent care for these individuals.

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