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
Story by Michael Merschel, American Heart Association News, Aug 12, 2024 Protecting yourself from the painful shingles virus may also protect cardiovascular health About 1 in 3 people in the U.S. will have shingles in their lifetime, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Shingles affects only people who have been previously exposed to…Continue Reading Protecting yourself from the painful shingles virus may also protect cardiovascular health
Tina Reed on Axios Access is unequal to weight-loss drugs Ozempic and Wegovy: study Prescriptions for blockbuster drugs that treat diabetes, obesity and heart disease are soaring, but the mix of payers shows access to the drugs is far from equitable, per a study published in JAMA Health Forum. The USC-led study found a 442%…Continue Reading Access is unequal to weight-loss drugs Ozempic and Wegovy: study
Published on Aug 7, 2024 by Sara Chernikoff, USA TODAY The demand for popular prescription drugs that treat diabetes, obesity and heart disease has skyrocketed over the past few years. New research from the University of Southern California showed a 442% increase in prescriptions for semaglutide between January 2021 and December 2023. Semaglutide is the…Continue Reading Who gets Ozempic? People with private insurance and generous health plans, study shows
The paper on Association Between Pharmacy Closures and Adherence to Cardiovascular Medications Among Older US Adults was cited on FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION report Pharmacy Benefit Managers: The Powerful Middlemen Inflating Drug Costs and Squeezing Main Street Pharmacies (Interim Staff Report, July 2024)…Continue Reading Adherence to Cardiovascular Medications cited in FTC PBM report