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STAT+: Health plan formularies lowered barriers to fair access to some drugs, analysis finds

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Department of Veterans Affairs. Although there is a caveat: This particular metric was based on a subset of just three drugs that were deemed to be fairly priced based on a cost-effectiveness assessment — the Mounjaro type 2 diabetes treatment, and the Wegovy and Qsymia obesity drugs.

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STAT+: Pharmalittle: More than 9 in 10 pharmacy techs report drug shortages; Yale and VA strike deal over ketamine patent royalties

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Department of Veteran Affairs for ketamine-related inventions, Reuters notes. Yale The techs who were queried identified chemotherapies; ADHD medicines; three drugs for weight loss and diabetes — Mounjaro, Ozempic, and Wegovy — and local anesthetics such as lidocaine as the top drugs experiencing shortages.

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Wound Care

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diabetes mellitus ) and medications. Tissue removal - Any non-viable slough or necrotic tissue must be removed if the wound is to heal. Infection or inflammation - Host resistance is lowered by poor nutrition and tissue perfusion, smoking, substance use, comorbidities (e.g. steroids) should be prescribed.

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NHC Submits Comments to CMS RE CY 2026 Policy & Technical Changes to MA and Part D Proposed Rule

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AOMs are already covered under various other insurance programs, including the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program, Medicaid, the Department of Veterans Affairs, TRICARE, commercial insurance plans, and state employee health plans. 2 Effective management requires a comprehensive approach.