A new publicly funded insurance plan is headed for the final step it needs for state approval, despite concerns about the impact it will have on Oregon’s health insurance market for individuals and small businesses. The idea is that the new insurance program is very similar to the Oregon Health Plan, Oregon’s version of Medicaid: … Read more
NHS doctors have been told not to re-prescribe Ozempic to diabetic patients due to its growing demand to treat weight loss in private clinics, I can reveal. Ozempic, a brand name for the drug semaglutide, was introduced in the UK four years ago to help type 2 diabetics manage their blood glucose levels. The drug … Read more
Legislation introduced by Wisconsin Democrats would expand private health care benefits for new mothers and babies. But its future is uncertain before the Republican-controlled state legislature. The bill was introduced a week after Republican lawmakers on the Joint Finance Committee voted against a $34.5 million provision in Democratic Gov. Tony Evers’ proposed budget that would … Read more