Tag: Social issues
Wegovy heart health approval won’t mean broad insurance coverage yet
Victoria Klesty | ReutersIn the U.S., Wegovy is no longer just for weight loss.The blockbuster drug — one of a handful of weight loss treatments to sk [...]
Women’s sports executives weigh in on parity, media and NIL
Guard Caitlin Clark #22 of the Iowa Hawkeyes listens as the crowd cheers after breaking the NCAA women's all-time scoring record during the game again [...]
Wegovy heart health approval won’t mean broad insurance coverage yet
Victoria Klesty | ReutersIn the U.S., Wegovy is no longer just for weight loss.The blockbuster drug — one of a handful of weight loss treatments to sk [...]
More charity money comes from ultra-wealthy
Bill and Melinda Gates brace the rain as they visit the township of Khayelitsha on October 25, 2019 in Cape Town, South Africa.Brenton Geach | Gallo I [...]
Novo Nordisk Wegovy approved for cutting heart disease risks
Injection pens of Novo Nordisk's weight-loss drug Wegovy are shown in this photo illustration in Oslo, Norway, Nov. 21, 2023.Victoria Klesty | Reuters [...]
Cigna to cap insurance spending
Injection pens of Novo Nordisk's weight-loss drug Wegovy are shown in this photo illustration in Oslo, Norway, Nov. 21, 2023.Victoria Klesty | Reuters [...]
Medicare should negotiate prices for 50 drugs each year
President Joe Biden speaks during an event at the National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, Maryland, Dec. 14, 2023.Chris Kleponis | Bloomberg | Gett [...]
CVS, Walgreens to start selling abortion pill mifepristone this month
A container holding boxes of mifepristone, the first medication in a medical abortion, are prepared for patients at Alamo Women's Clinic in Carbondale [...]
Medicaid challenges leave many Black Americans uninsured
Recent changes to Medicaid programs, aimed at closing a health coverage gap in the U.S., have left behind some Americans — particularly people of colo [...]
Sickle cell disease gene therapies Casgevy Lyfgenia insurance cost issues
The approval of two gene therapies to treat sickle cell disease has given hope to patients who suffer from the debilitating disease, which overwhelmin [...]
Younger generations gained more wealth than others since 2019, study says
Younger generations grew their wealth much faster than older Americans after the pandemic began, thanks largely to stocks, according to a new study.Th [...]
FTC, HHS examining cause of generic drug shortages
A variety of generic pills and capsules. Nenov | Moment | Getty ImagesThe Federal Trade Commission on Wednesday said it is examining the role that dr [...]
Banks ask for help protecting customers from online romance scams
The banking industry is seeking help from the federal government and the social media industry to stop an escalating crisis that's costing Americans b [...]
Higher medical costs are pinching CVS, UnitedHealth
A UnitedHealth Group health insurance card is seen in a wallet, Oct.14, 2019.Lucy Nicholson | ReutersGood afternoon! Health insurers are feeling the [...]
Medicare drug price negotiations: Judge tosses PhRMA lawsuit
Activists protest the price of prescription drug costs in front of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) building on October 06, 2022 [...]