Consumer Driven Health Care

Effective weight-loss programs have proven hard to implement at large scale, and many health-care systems are not prepared to intervene in diabetes early, according to researchers at medical journal Lancet.

The arrests include 24 doctors, nurses and other medical professionals, as well as drug wholesale distribution company executives - and involve $1.9 billion in fraudulent claims to Medicare, the DOJ announced Wednesday.

Start with your own benefits advisor, the National Alliance of Healthcare Purchaser Coalitions' playbook counsels: Do they represent your financial and health coverage goals? Or are they in league with the pharmacy benefit managers?

Despite increased health care spending in the wake of the pandemic, average balances in health savings accounts increased since 2020, rising from $3,622 to $4,318 in 2021.

Novo Nordisk presented research findings on the oral version of semaglutide, the active ingredient in Ozempic and Wegovy, during the American Diabetes Association's recent scientific sessions.

Drug negotiation with manufacturers is government price fixing and is unconstitutional, says the Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America.