‘Covid emergency’ over but fears for mental health, loss of insurance are rising

The officially declared national public health emergency related to COVID-19 has now ended for two weeks. There were some risks associated with the emergency disruption, including ending mandates for health insurers to reimburse at-home COVID tests, changes to how vaccines are paid for, and loss of Medicaid coverage automatically continues for those who qualified during … Read more

Mounjaro is $1000 a month without coupons; the user fears gaining weight

Tara Rothenhoefer started taking tyrzepatide as part of a weight loss clinical trial and lost 176 pounds on the drug. She now worries about losing access to the drug when a coupon expires in June. Courtesy of Tara Rothenhoefer Tirzepatide has the potential to be a new weight-loss treatment, but it could be costly for … Read more