Medicare Spending was 27% More for People who Disenrolled from Medicare Advantage than Similar People in Traditional Medicare

This analysis looks at traditional Medicare spending among people who choose to disenroll from Medicare Advantage and obtain coverage under traditional Medicare during the annual Medicare open enrollment period. It compares their traditional Medicare spending (Parts A and B) in the year following disenrollment to similar people who were continuously covered by traditional Medicare, using…

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THCB Gang Episode 147, Tuesday December 5

Joining Matthew Holt (@boltyboy) on #THCBGang on Thursday December 5 at 1pm PST 4pm EST are patient safety expert Michael Millenson, patient advocate & entrepreneur Robin Farmanfarmaian; futurist Jeff Goldsmith; and employer & care consultant Brian Klepper. You can see the video below live (and later archived) & if you’d rather listen than watch, the audio…

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Details From Head-to-Head Phase 3 Test Give Fuller Picture of Zepbound’s Edge Over Wegovy

Eli Lilly reported that in addition to achieving greater reductions in weight, Zepbound-treated patients achieved greater reductions in waist circumference compared to those treated with Novo Nordisk’s Wegovy. Full details from the head-to-head Phase 3 test were presented at the European Congress on Obesity meeting. The post Details From Head-to-Head Phase 3 Test Give Fuller…

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Kris Engskov, Rippl

Kris Engskov is CEO of Rippl, a General Catalyst-funded company developing a wrap around care model around the primary care doctor for people with dementia. Their process is to help the family caregiver who is looking after the dementia patient and gives a ton of support to those caregivers which helps them be successful taking…

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