News and social media are saturated with articles about the demand for and shortage of glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) drugs marketed for weight loss. The best-known of these drugs is semaglutide, sold under the brand…
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What You Should Know:
– The average person with diabetes could spend between $3,300 and $4,600 a year on out-of-pocket costs, including prescription medications, provider visits, over-the-counter supplies, and lost wages, according to a recent…
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Building on This Mission, the Company is Launching an Adolescent Metabolic Health Program to Combat Rising Child Obesity Rates
knownwell, an in-person and virtual, weight-inclusive primary care and metabolic health company, today announced that it…
Digital weight loss company Noom announced its commercial business, Noom for Work, is partnering with Liviniti, a national pharmacy benefit manager, to offer plan sponsors and their employees a digital GLP-1 Companion for chronic…
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As we kick off 2024, we wanted to start the new year with a series of 2024 Health IT predictions. We asked the Healthcare IT Today community to submit their predictions and we received…
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WeightWatchers, a digital weight loss and management company, has launched a new program to support those taking GLP-1 medications. In addition, WeightWatchers Clinic is now available and gives access to a care team and…
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What You Should Know:
– WeightWatchers launches two new offerings to further support individuals on their journeys to better health: the WeightWatchers GLP-1 Program and WeightWatchers Clinic integration within the WeightWatchers App.
– By focusing on…
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Noom, a digital solution that supports weight loss, is now expanding its services for employers to include Noom Med, a clinical obesity management solution. The company made this announcement Monday at HLTH 2023 in…
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Last week, healthcare-focused market research firm Trilliant Health released a report detailing the most significant economic trends affecting stakeholders in the U.S. healthcare sector this year. Some of the main ideas covered in the…
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GLP-1s — which lower blood sugar to help people lose weight — are taking the healthcare industry by storm and have several implications for digital health companies. This includes headwinds for established nutrition programs…
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