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GPBCH Issues Action Brief on Obesity Drug Coverage
The Greater Philadephia Business Coalition on Health (GPBCH) issued a member action brief on "Covering Prescription Weight Loss Therapies to Address Obesity," which reviews the available evidence on effectiveness and safety (including side effects) of the new generation of obesity drugs and recommends that employers consider covering these drugs in concert with lifestyle change programs.
On March 7, the Greater Philadephia Business Coalition on Health (GPBCH) issued a member action brief on "Covering Prescription Weight Loss Therapies to Address Obesity." The brief reviews the available evidence on effectiveness and safety (including side effects) of the new generation of obesity drugs and recommends that employers consider covering these drugs in concert with lifestyle change programs.
Content for the Action Brief was gathered by Ileka Ifejika, a third year student in the Jefferson College of Pharmacy, doing an internship with GPBCH; a draft was reviewed by the GPBCH Employee Health and Well-being Interest Group, and 2 weight management clinicians.
AI's Role in Oncology: Supporting, Not Replacing, Health Care Providers
January 9th 2025In this second half of our interview with Vanderbilt University Medical Center’s Travis Osterman, DO, MS, FAMIA, FASCO, he discusses opportunities for advancing the smart use of artificial intelligence (AI) in cancer care.
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Leveraging AI and Community Health Workers to Boost Trial Access
January 4th 2025In this second part of our interview with Kasey Bond, MPH, NYU Langone Health, we discuss the contributions of community health workers to increasing clinical trial access and how technology—artificial intelligence (AI), in particular—can help to facilitate the process.
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