Health Care Access

Adults with obesity who have a prescription for Wegovy but do not have insurance coverage for the drug can now purchase the medication through a new Novo Nordisk direct-to-consumer program.

Monica M. Bertagnolli, MD, FACS, FASCO, and W. Kimryn Rathmell, MD, PhD, have stepped down as directors of the NIH and NCI as part of the transition requirements for presidential appointees, according to a press release.

The CDC has awarded Weill Cornell Medicine a 5-year, $2.3 million grant to advance equitable access to care for young patients with breast cancer.

New data provide valuable insights into the level of access to maternity care in communities across the United States, according to an expert.

Many adults in the United States are behind on their health screenings and immunizations, according to new survey data from the American Association of Nurse Practitioners.

Hosting pediatric subspecialty outreach clinics reduced travel time for children in Maine, especially in rural areas, but many clinics occurred less than 12 times a year, according to a study published in BMC Pediatrics.

The White House moved to strengthen the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equality Act to ensure individuals with private insurance have the same access to mental health services as they do for physical health services.

When Mark C. Henderson, MD, MACP, takes a Black medical student with him to see a Black patient, he often receives the same request.

As the launch of UnitedHealthcare’s Gold Card program approaches, the AGA continues to urge the insurer to reconsider implementation of a program that could affect various gastrointestinal procedures and “threaten patient health.”

The risk for mortality was heightened among patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis who experienced more deprivation and lived far from a hospital, according to results published in Respiratory Medicine.