How new weight loss drugs will impact insurance premiums – Marketplace

How new weight loss drugs will impact insurance premiums - Marketplace

The FDA has approved a new weight-loss drug, Eli Lillys Zepbound, sold under the name Mounjaro when it was only a diabetes drug. This is a new competitor to competitor Novo Nordisk’s very popular Wegovy injectable. Although these drugs can quickly help people lose weight, it is not yet clear how much they will increase …

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Wall Street is wondering what impact weight-loss drugs will have on consumer giants, but it may be too early to tell.

Wall Street is wondering what impact weight-loss drugs will have on consumer giants, but it may be too early to tell.

A worker arranges cans of PepsiCo Inc. soda on a shelf inside a grocery store in Phoenix, Arizona, U.S., Thursday, July 6, 2017. PepsiCo Inc. is expected to release its profit figures on July 11. Photographer: Caitlin O’Hara /Bloomberg via Getty Images Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images If you listen to third-quarter company results, …

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How Payers Expect IRA to Financially Impact Medicare Part D Plans

How Payers Expect IRA to Financially Impact Medicare Part D Plans

Most payers believe the implementation of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) will have a financial impact on Medicare Part D plans, according to a poster presented at AMCP Nexus 2023. The researchers noted that the IRA includes several policy provisions related to Medicare Part D benefit design and drug pricing, including capping beneficiaries’ out-of-pocket spending, …

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FTC Plans to Address Impact of Internet on Children’s Mental Health

FTC Plans to Address Impact of Internet on Children's Mental Health

Picture: SB Media Arts (Shutterstock) The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) will seek to add child psychologists to its staff to advise its efforts on regulate the Internet. Democratic Commissioner Alvaro Bedoya said the FTC plans to add a psychologist to its staff by next fall, if not sooner, and expressed embarrassment that it had not …

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Largest study ever on light exposure proves impact on mental health

Largest study ever on light exposure proves impact on mental health

Credit: CC0 Public domain The world’s largest study on light exposure and its impact on mental health, with nearly 87,000 participants, found that increased exposure to light at night increases the risk of psychiatric disorders such as anxiety, the severity of bipolar disorder and PTSD, and self-harm. Importantly, the study also found that increased daytime …

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