Health Insurance and Managed Care – Page 26

Buried in Wegovy Costs, North Carolina Will Stop Paying for Obesity Drugs

Starting April 1, state employees in North Carolina will no longer have insurance coverage for costly weight-loss medications like Wegovy and Zepbound.

By Rebecca Robbins

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Six Reasons Drug Prices Are So High in the U.S.

Research shows prices in the United States are nearly double those in other well-off countries.

By Rebecca Robbins and Christina Jewett

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‘Financial Ruin Is Baked Into the System’: Readers Debate Long-Term Care Costs

Thousands of people shared their experiences and related to the financial drain on families portrayed in the Dying Broke series.

By Jordan Rau and Reed Abelson

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Pharmacies Shared Patient Records Without a Warrant, an Inquiry Finds

A congressional investigation found that the nation’s largest pharmacies have handed over prescription records to law enforcement without a warrant, raising privacy concerns.

By Remy Tumin