Health Care Reform

Ozempic, Trulicity and Mounjaro were first approved to treat diabetes, however, in the last three years, the FDA has approved rebranded versions of Mounjaro and Ozempic for weight loss, leading demand – and prices – to skyrocket.

After three years, only a third of 2,000 U.S. hospitals reviewed were in compliance with the Hospital Price Transparency Rule of 2021, says a new PRA report, which puts some of the blame on feds for not enforcing the rule.

At a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing, Senators accused drugmakers of gaming the system by filing 100+ patents for any given drug, while trade group PhRMA said the system advances "the development of new medicines."

NPs often perform the same tasks that patients have relied on doctors for, however, only 30% are going into primary care and instead joining cardiology, dermatology, and other specialty practices, and increasing their income.

The HHS program will allocate the funds to support behavioral health care workforce, substance use treatment and recovery, integrated health care solutions, and training and technical assistance.

President Joe Biden holds a smaller advantage over Donald Trump in whom independent voters trust more to address high health care costs (39% to 26%), in a new KFF Health News survey.