Sitemap - 2025 - Employer Coverage
Vaccines and monoclonal antibodies associated with dramatic decrease in infant RSV hospitalizations
Navigation program improves cancer screening and follow-up
Peterson Institute releases its report on virtual programs for depression and anxiety
Friday Shorts: Pharmacogenomic testing, vaccines and medical debt and marketplace premiums
Results of decreasing the age of colonoscopy screening to 45
Impact of state gun laws on pediatric deaths
What we can learn from reporting on denials in Medicare Advantage plans
Legislation filed to eliminate cost sharing for maternity services
Saturday Longforms: Young people with cancer, myeloma potential cure, and Medicare Advantage
Americans are less sedentary than in 2018, but there is plenty of room for improvement
Should employers encourage more prostate cancer screening?
Exercise leads to better survival after colorectal cancer
Claims analysis shows impact of increased use of GLP-1s
Friday Shorts: Student loan defaults, robotic surgery, and home cervical cancer screening
Death rates declined less in the U.S. than other developed countries
What new guidelines for COVID-19 vaccinations mean for employers
Impact of 340b pharmacy discounts on employer-sponsored health plans
Increase in uninsured could impact employer-sponsored health insurance
Less invasive therapy is effective for early cervical cancer
US drug overdose death rates declined in 2024
First baby treated with new gene therapy
Declines in vaccination rate could lead to millions of cases of preventable disease
HDHPs are associated with less chronic disease care
Tirzepatide causes more weight loss than semaglutide
Pharmaceutical prices in the U.S. are high compared to other developed countries
Medication assisted treatment for opioid use disorder improves maternal and infant outcomes
Immunotherapy is highly effective in some solid tumors
GLP-1 drugs highly effective in treating liver disease
GLP-1 drugs , like most medical care, do not lower medical costs
Surprising lack of disparity in use of digital care
New oral GLP-1 drug looks promising in clinical trial (By Patricia Toro, MD MPH)
Vaccine misinformation on the rise
Better blood pressure control decreased cases of dementia
Colorectal cancer screening saves lives
How should we think about the cost of cancer screening?
Arbitration in the No Surprises Act leads to higher prices
Vaccination impact on childhood infectious disease
The fallacy of future medical cost savings
Friday Shorts: Taxes on employer insurance, GLP-1s and dementia, small business health insurance
Measles continues to spread, and two deaths reported from whooping cough
Over one-quarter of patients receive bills for physician portal responses
New report shows mortality associated with childbirth
Supreme Court to hear preventive medicine case today
Two articles help explain anger at insurers
Thursday Shorts: GLP-1, smartwatches, discrimination, fluoride and breast cancer screening
Controlling blood pressure in midlife increases life expectancy
Heart disease risks are higher in rural communities
Shingles vaccine associated with decrease in dementia
Tariffs could fuel further medical inflation
Friday Shorts: GLP-1, HPV and heart disease, high risk surgery, vitamin A
Hospitals with inclusive policies had less nurse burnout
Primary care recovers (a little) in national residency match
Employment and wages in health care rose substantially since 1980
Bariatric surgery leads to substantial decreases in medical spending
Friday Shorts: GLP-1s, transgender care, measles and food insecurity
Inflation pharmacy rebates could save employers billions
Automated insulin delivery beat standard insulin in Type 2 Diabetes
GLP-1 anti-obesity medicines remain too expensive
Friday Shorts: Annual HIV prevention,C-Section, CT radiation, surgical complications and coffee
Provider consolidation drives up anesthesia prices
Lactation support improves newborn outcomes
Job-based health coverage unaffordable for many
Women pay billions more in out-of-pocket drug costs than men (by Patricia Toro, MD MPH)
Breast and colorectal cancer screening rates have rebounded
Some reflections on the fifth anniversary of the COVID-19 pandemic
The prevalence of medical borrowing is high
Diabetes control worsened from 2013-2023
Workers express both fear and excitement about AI
Rural-urban and racial disparities in cervical cancer persist
Increased health insurance costs lead to lower employee wages
Primary care scorecard demonstrates serious challenges
Thursday Shorts: RSV vaccine, doxypep, rural surgery, and exchange subsidies
FDA says that the GLP-1 shortage is over
Spinal steroid injections often don’t help back pain
High cost of newly approved drugs hitting employers and patients
Friday Shorts: Flu, NIH cuts, gene therapy companies in trouble, GLP-1s and obesity
Study shows wide variation in utilization and total cost of medical care
The potential impact of tariffs on medical costs
Medicare to shut down its VBID program
Maternal mortality dropped in 2023, but not for Black women
Cuts in NIH “indirect” funding could have substantial impact on hospitals and research
Heart health worsening in the U.S.
Insurer medical loss ratios are high
Many patients discontinue and reinitiate GLP-1 drugs
Access to adult primary care is deteriorating
Influenza rates are the highest in over a decade
Friday Shorts: Telemed, home testing, cancer screening, AI, and digital nudges
Executive orders are disrupting transgender care
Student loan repayments could decrease employee financial wellbeing
Survey shows that employers focus mostly on finances when evaluating health plans
Federal report shows that many plans do not offer mental health parity
Shorts: Norovirus vaccine, hernia size, soda tax, thyroid cancer and more
Obesity treatment can reverse liver disease
Bird flu continues to spread in birds and cattle
A “polypill” could prevent cardiovascular disease
New data shows frequency of insurance denials
Shorts and Follow ups including AI and RSV vaccine
Study confirms hospital consolidation associated with higher unit costs
Cancer deaths continue to decline
FIT tests were more cost effective than blood tests for colorectal cancer screening
Large study shows benefits and harms of GLP-1s in people with diabetes
Shorts: Pedi vaccinations, sterilizations,gender affirming care and preventive care requirement
Alcohol is one of many substances that can cause cancer
Carriers earn more profit on self- insured products
Winter surge of respiratory and GI viral infections
California wildfires will have a large impact on health and health care costs
Infectious disease will continue to pose serious risks
Mental health and substance use will continue to require employer attention
Climate change will adversely impact health and increase health care costs
Artificial intelligence will continue to advance in health care administration and delivery
Regulation and policy changes could reshape employer-sponsored health insurance in 2025 and beyond
Employers and health systems will continue to face labor shortages in 2025
2025 Forecast: Medical costs will continue to rise
Clean indoor air can increase creativity
Kindness is highly valued by givers and receivers, and is contagious