By Liz BrodyPublished for Oprah daily on Jan 28, 2025 (…) Of course, that’s still out of reach for many people. Qato’s research in JAMA Health Forum hits on the hard truth of the inequity playing out. While obesity disproportionately affects those on Medicare and Medicaid, in 2023, nearly 90 percent of Wegovy prescription fills…Continue Reading We’re 60 Weeks Into the Weight Loss Drug Revolution. Now What?
The New Yorker (“Is Contraception Under Attack?”) cited Qato’s study finding that oral contraceptive prescriptions had fallen in states with restrictive abortion policies….Continue Reading
Over 50% of U.S. Adults Are Eligible for Ozempic and Wegovy, But Access Remains Difficult By Stephanie Brown for Verywellhealth, December 13, 2024 Semaglutide has been approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for type 2 diabetes management, weight loss, and heart disease prevention. About 137 million Americans—more than half of all adults—are eligible…Continue Reading Over 50% of U.S. Adults Are Eligible for Ozempic and Wegovy, But Access Remains Difficult
Here’s what CVS’s potential breakup could mean for you By Janelle Nanos Globe Staff,Updated October 1, 2024 Over the past year, CVS has made a concerted push to court seniors to enroll in its Aetna Medicare programs by offering free sports equipment, fishing rods, and other enticements. It worked maybe a little too well for…Continue Reading Here’s what CVS’s potential breakup could mean for you
Why drugstores could be on the list of troubled business models Published on Market Place by Matt Levin Oct 15, 2024 “When they do close, they’re more likely to close in Black and Latinx neighborhoods, low income neighborhoods, and neighborhoods where a larger share of the population is covered by Medicare or Medicaid,” said…Continue Reading Why drugstores could be on the list of troubled business models
More pharmacy closures leave consumers in pharmacy deserts without access to medications Published on USA Today by Betty Lin-Fisher on 10/18/2024 Nearly half of U.S. counties, or 46%, had at least one pharmacy desert, according to an article in August in the American Medical Association journal JAMA. The report used data from 2000 and does…Continue Reading More pharmacy closures leave consumers in pharmacy deserts without access to medications
Birth control doesn’t cause abortions – but that misconception is blocking access Published on 10/22/2024 by Elizabeth Weise in USA Today Birth control remains legal in all 50 states and can be purchased over the counter with no age limit. But lawmakers in at least seven states have attempted to cut off funding or scuttle…Continue Reading Birth control doesn’t cause abortions – but that misconception is blocking access
Post-Roe, States With Abortion Bans Saw Steep Declines in Birth Control Prescriptions Published on 9/26/2024 by Carrie N. Baker in Ms. The June 2022 Supreme Court decision eliminating the constitutional right to abortion was followed by steep declines in prescriptions for birth control pills and emergency contraception in states where abortion is banned. This finding…Continue Reading Post-Roe, States With Abortion Bans Saw Steep Declines in Birth Control Prescriptions
Emergency Contraception Fills in Massachusetts Spiked After This Policy Change Published on 8.14.2024 by Elizabeth Nolan Brown on Reason Between August 2022 and October 2023, the number of people filling emergency contraception prescriptions in Massachusetts spiked. Was the state experiencing an epidemic of unprotected sex? Probably not. Researchers attribute the increase to the state making it…Continue Reading Emergency Contraception Fills in Massachusetts Spiked After This Policy Change
