Nov 27 2024 36 mins 3
Howie and Harlan are joined by Vin Gupta, a physician, a medical analyst for NBC News, and the chief medical officer of Amazon Pharmacy. Harlan reports on the Biden administration’s proposal to cover obesity drugs with Medicare and Medicaid; Howie offers some reasons to be thankful.
Links:
Coverage of Obesity Medication
“The (Minimum) Emergency Savings Needed in America’s 50 Largest Cities”
“Expanded Medicare Coverage of Antiobesity Drugs May Cost Billions Each Year”
Vin Gupta
“Ozempic and Wegovy may help curb alcohol addiction, study suggests”
“Amazon Launches $5-a-Month Prescription Drug Plan in Further Healthcare Push”
“The Powerful Companies Driving Local Drugstores Out of Business”
“Amazon Purchase of One Medical Health Clinics Won’t Be Blocked by FTC”
“A.I. Chatbots Defeated Doctors at Diagnosing Illness”
Reasons to be Thankful
“Egypt has been declared malaria-free by the World Health Organization”
“FDA Approves First Gene Therapies to Treat Patients with Sickle Cell Disease”
“Novel pulsed field ablation offers patients safer and faster atrial fibrillation ablation”
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