Why weight loss drugs, like Wegovy, are astronomically priced

Why weight loss drugs, like Wegovy, are astronomically priced

Could Millions of Americans Soon Access Weight Loss Drugs Through Medicare and Medicaid? A groundbreaking proposal from the Biden administration could dramatically expand access to weight loss medications for millions of Americans. The proposed rule, announced on November 26, 2024, would make these drugs available through Medicare and Medicaid, two crucial federal health insurance programs. … Read more

Health Care Inc.: Value based care gains, hospital finances roundup

Health Care Inc.: Value based care gains, hospital finances roundup

Wall Street Embraces "Value-Based Care" as the New Healthcare Buzzword In the shadowy world of Wall Street, the term "value-based care" has emerged from obscurity to become the hottest phrase on everyone’s lips. This seemingly ubiquitous concept, though itself shrouded in ambiguity, enjoys near-universal acclaim, with companies and investors alike extolling its virtues. A deep … Read more

Lyon, Marseille, Toulon… taxis are blocking traffic to protest against paying to transport patients

Lyon, Marseille, Toulon… taxis are blocking traffic to protest against paying to transport patients

Snail operations began on Monday 2 December in Lyon, Marseille and Niort. The unions are rejecting the agreement currently being negotiated with Health Insurance which is due to come into force in January 2025. French taxis are driving together in several cities this Monday, December 2, against the proposed new Health Insurance contract that will … Read more

The Broken Promise of Health Insurance: Unpacking Systemic Issues

The Broken Promise of Health Insurance: Unpacking Systemic Issues

Healthcare Costs Fuel Anxiety for New Jersey Businesses and Residents A recent poll painted a stark picture of the healthcare burdens facing New Jersey residents. Three out of four residents expressed significant worry about the rising costs of medical services and unexpected bills. Over 60% voiced concern about their monthly insurance premiums and prescription drug … Read more

Colorado Private Insurers Must Cover Abortion Care Starting in January

Colorado Private Insurers Must Cover Abortion Care Starting in January

Colorado Passes Groundbreaking Law Guaranteeing Full Coverage of Abortion Care Starting in January 2025, Colorado residents with private health insurance will have their abortion care fully covered thanks to a new law passed by the state legislature. Senate Bill 23-189, signed into law by Governor Jared Polis, mandates that all private health insurance plans cover … Read more

42 serious illnesses will not require a referral

42 serious illnesses will not require a referral

The list of dangerous diseases will be adjusted According to the regulations on dangerous diseases issued by the Ministry of Health, there are currently 42 diseases on this list. Among them, there are a number of diseases such as cancer, lupus erythematosus, organ transplant, severe burns, severe traumatic brain injury, multiple sclerosis, heart valve replacement … Read more

The day a tornado unleashed a disease that devoured residents of this town alive!

The day a tornado unleashed a disease that devoured residents of this town alive!

Surviving an EF5 tornado is already a miracle, but for some Americans who experienced the historic Joplin disaster, it didn’t stop there. A few days after the tornado, residents were infected by a flesh-eating fungus that literally ate them alive. The tornado that occurred in Joplin, Missouri on May 22, 2011 was one of the … Read more

Launching the comprehensive health insurance system in Suez Governorate next month

Launching the comprehensive health insurance system in Suez Governorate next month

Dr. Ahmed Al-Sabki, Chairman of the General Authority for Health Care and General Director of the Comprehensive Health Insurance Project, announced that the Council of Ministers approved the official launch of the comprehensive health insurance system in Suez next December , after the success of a trial operation in the government. This came during a … Read more

Will the Ozempic “miracle” be the nightmare of health insurers?

Will the Ozempic “miracle” be the nightmare of health insurers?

“Everything we test has a positive effect!” Bernard Thorens, a diabetes specialist at the Integrative Genomics Center at the University of Lausanne, is the man who discovered the GLP-1 receptor in the 1990s – in other words, the receptor that all drugs that will be targeted by later named analogues of GLP-1, from Ozempic to … Read more

The anesthesiologist when the baby “Maryam” died in Menoufia stayed until the investigation was completed

The anesthesiologist when the baby “Maryam” died in Menoufia stayed until the investigation was completed

I ordered Administrative charge “The Health Finance in the Fourth Division ordered the suspension of the anesthesiologist at one of the hospitals associated with the health insurance in the Shebin El-Kom Center in Menoufia Governorate, until the ongoing investigations into the death incident to finish. “Maryam‘s child“, with half his salary paid as a precautionary … Read more