ValidPoints - January 2023
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Virta Health Addresses Disparities in Type 2 Diabetes Care
By? Kevin Kumler , President of Virta Health
Nowhere are health equity issues more apparent than in type 2 diabetes. For those in disadvantaged
communities, and for certain racial and ethnic minority groups (in particular Black, Native American, Hispanic, and Pacific Islander populations), rates of diabetes far surpass the national average. We know that social determinants of health (SDOH) —factors that include access to food, housing, education and healthcare—play a key role in these disparities.
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Validation Institute Podcast Ep 4 CERESTI HEALTH
Join peers leading HR and benefits purchasing from private and public sector organizations at?Validation Institute's Benefit Design Strategies for Employers?event (co-located with the multi-stakeholder healthcare conference:?thINc360 – The Healthcare Innovation Congress), taking place June 20-22, 2023 at The Grand Hyatt, Washington, DC.
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Try this at home: Implicit bias test.?You’ve heard about them and now you can try one for free on?Harvard’s Implicit Bias website?. It’s harder than you might think! I grew up in a two-earner household and still showed a bias toward career being male and family being female.
Drug prices rising faster than inflation? Not on Medicare’s dime. Under the Inflation Reduction Act, drug makers have to pay Medicare the difference?in rebates if they raise their prices faster than inflation. If this had been in place for 2018 to 2020,?Medicare would have saved $3.7 billion. Here’s hoping that other payers also benefit from this price curb.
Obesity drugs on the way . . . for kids??New prescription drugs for obesity are tip toeing into the market, led by?Wegovy from 诺和诺德 ; 礼来 , 辉瑞 , and 安进 plan to follow soon. Meanwhile, the? American Academy of Pediatrics ’ newly published guideline?for treating?childhood obesity?emphasizes early and intensive treatment – including drugs and surgery. Medicare Part D plans do not cover Wegovy, and other payers are hesitating.
Solve the healthcare complexities of today and shape the future of healthcare! Join cross-sector leaders, innovators, and decision-makers as they assemble June 20-22, 2023 in Washington, DC for?thINc360 – The Healthcare Innovation Congress.
The event offers three days of impactful content, including more than 150 speakers, and 100 in-depth sessions spanning keynote conversations among healthcare leaders and four comprehensive tracks focusing on the critical themes of care delivery transformation, employer healthcare and benefit design, engagement and experience, and health equity.
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Investing in HEALTH: Actionable Strategies to Shift Focus from Sick Care to Health Care
February 2 | 1-2:00 PM ET
Healthcare stakeholders and consumers are constantly trying to navigate a broken, challenging healthcare delivery system.
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