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NC teens using Wegovy: Impact of weight loss medications on teens
25 Apr 2024 22:18 GMT
… Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved the medication for use … about starting weight loss medications are sometimes had with … 537 Medicaid beneficiaries under the age of 18 in North Carolina.
… may be prescribed the medication through private insurance.
“ …
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Employers limit coverage of popular weight loss drugs due to cost, use
25 Apr 2024 13:38 GMT
… North Carolina's health plan were using these prescription drugs … the weight-loss drug Wegovy, blasted North Carolina's … happen if North Carolina continued to cover the medications, she said … to bankrupt Medicare, Medicaid and our entire health …
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US Senate committee investigates weight-loss drug costs as NC negotiates with manufacturer
25 Apr 2024 03:04 GMT
… North Carolina State Health Plan officials voted to cancel coverage of the drugs … patients in Medicare, Medicaid and the commercial markets … Northwestern Medicine.
State Medicaid plans are not … medications, have left many patients unable to access them.
“No drug …
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Whatever happened to Biden’s public option?
26 Apr 2024 12:45 GMT
… option structured like Medicare, Medicaid or the military’s … Fiedler points to Medicare drug price negotiation, another long … red state.
Meanwhile, in North Carolina …
Planned Parenthood affiliates are … syringes
The Food and Drug Administration is warning …
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Mental health crisis centers and EmPATH units: offering care that busy ERs can’t
26 Apr 2024 11:13 GMT
… prescribe drugs for anxiety or mild depression) and give medication … health condition in a North Carolina emergency room for six … expand mental health services. Medicaid has created new financial … Arizona combines funds from Medicaid and other federal and …
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Attorney General Josh Stein Statement on Gov. Cooper Budget
25 Apr 2024 19:33 GMT
… and traffickers peddling these deadly drugs off our streets. Our ability … save lives.
“North Carolina has made incredible progress finally expanding Medicaid and investing …
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Helping Hand Clinic relocates; 30 years and counting for free clinic
25 Apr 2024 09:00 GMT
… , dental and eye exams, prescription medications and medical supplies.
The move … that.
Lee noted that North Carolina expanded its Medicaid services in January, but …
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What are the Implications of the Dobbs Ruling for Racial Disparities?
24 Apr 2024 15:51 GMT
… dollars for abortion, including in Medicaid, the national health coverage program … an unviable pregnancy. Almost all medications and procedures used to manage … , Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Kansas, Nebraska, North Carolina, Ohio, South Carolina, Utah, Wisconsin …
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How Close to Death Must a Person Be to Get an Abortion?
24 Apr 2024 13:42 GMT
… hospitals receiving federal funding (think Medicaid and Medicare) provide stabilizing care … complaint was filed after a North Carolina woman went to the ER … , one of the two drugs used in medication abortions. In its brief …
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CJ Country Local News for Wed, April 24
24 Apr 2024 13:04 GMT
… a drug evaluation, it was believed she was impaired by drugs. … Mexico, Michigan, Idaho, Ohio, North Carolina, and South Dakota and in … signed a $37 billion Medicaid investment plan to support the … improve adherence to life-saving medications. With 1.58 million …