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Shortly after Eli Lilly launched its direct-to-consumer service for its weight loss drug Zepbound, the Mayo Clinic has announced a new telehealth service that will offer direct access to GLP-1 weight-loss medications.

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has finalized its prior authorization rule – and insurers have to provide a specific reason for denying an urgent medical service request, as well as automate the authorization process.

With 20,000 people dying of COVID in the U.S. since October, every workplace needs to have standards around airborne disease protection, such as ventilation, testing and masking, recommends an occupational health expert.

Plan sponsors must evaluate their current PBM arrangements and decide whether they have a transparent arrangement that they trust or if there is a need to re-evaluate the PBM relationship.

This upcoming year will see new plans, programs and point solutions in the marketplace to support employers seeking to manage increasing health care costs.

President Trump secured significant health care policy changes still in place today, including efforts to bring more transparency to prices charged by hospitals and paid by insurers, but he still wants to repeal and replace the ACA.