Healthcare reform in the United States

The cost of Wegovy will soon be covered by Medicare, according to an announcement from the federal health insurance program for seniors on Thursday. And while that’s great news for people over 65 who want access to a medication that’s drawn so much attention for its ability to help with weight loss, there’s just one catch. Medicare will only pay if patients have potentially serious heart problems.The Fujifilm X100VI is the Most Fun I’ve Had With a Camera in YearsWegovy is the brand name of Novo Nordisk’s anti-obesity…

Another year, another round of inscrutable price increases for many prescription drugs. Over 700 medicines are seeing their list prices shoot up this January, according to an analysis by the organization 46brooklyn Research. The average price increase is slightly below the trend of recent years, but includes popular drugs used for weight loss like Ozempic and Mounjaro.Remake this Sci-Fi Film with Peter Capaldi!The Ohio-based 46brooklyn is a nonprofit corporation that describes its purpose as seeking “to improve the…

One of the Affordable Care Act’s most hardcore and hardheaded opponents has finally struck down one of the most consequential and beneficial aspects of the law. On Thursday, Texas District Judge Reed O’Connor ruled that insurance companies are no longer forced to offer free cancer screenings, HIV screenings, diabetes tests, and anumber of preventative care options.Mental Health Apps Are a Privacy NightmareIt’s an incredible blow to the ACA, often colloquially branded Obamacare. Under the law, the U.S. Preventive Services…

Image: Shutterstock (Shutterstock)Far too many Americans are making sacrifices due to the outrageous costs of health care in the United States, a new survey this week suggests. The findings estimate that nearly 100 million Americans have recently had to work around the prospect of pricier medical bills in some way, either by cutting back on other essentials like food, borrowing money, or outright avoiding their medical care.Polling organization Gallup conducted the survey in June 2022, in conjunction with the nonprofit…