Morning Briefing
Summaries of health policy coverage from major news organizations
Viewpoints: Health Care System Is Woefully Unprepared For Boomers; Compounded GLP-1s Can Be Dangerous
"Families and institutions are in competition for caregivers鈥攖hat competition will increase along with the 85-plus population." (Tom Wolzien, 3/29)
Unregulated copycat versions of GLP-1s are a dangerous blind spot. (Jimmie Wilson, 3/31)
Louis Theroux鈥檚 documentary doesn鈥檛 grasp why millions of young men find meaning in online masculinity. (Luc Olinga, 4/1)
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has decided to include ostomy supplies in its competitive bidding program (CBP),聽limiting supplier choice in the name of cost savings. Finalized last November, the policy is already moving toward implementation with key decisions on pricing and the number of contracts to award for each product category expected as soon as this spring. The goal is understandable. The reasoning is not. (Diego Schaps, 4/1)
Thirty-eight聽states plus the District of Columbia聽allow practitioners to recommend medical marijuana for post-traumatic stress disorder. But what if聽they鈥檙e聽all wrong?聽A聽new聽systematic review of results from randomized controlled trials involving聽marijuana聽suggests they are. (Kevin A. Sabet, 4/1)