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No digitization with HCP’s is not permanent

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IN SUMMARY : When patients return to doctor’s offices will HCP’s have time to go online with every drug company that requests an online detail? However, in both surveys, telehealth visits were perceived as more convenient than office visits (47% in May 2019 vs. 56% in June 2020). As for patients?

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Telehealth will be worth about $25 billion in 2021

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SUMMARY: Deloitte predicts that the percentage of virtual video visits to doctors will rise to 5% globally in 2021, up from an estimated 1% in 2019. billion doctor’s visits, worth a total of approximately US$500 billion. While 5% may not sound like much, consider that 8.5 The media also could play a huge part.

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Gun violence is a national health issue

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There was nearly a 30 percent increase in homicides between 2019 and 2020, making it the most significant one-year increase in six decades. Gun violence isn’t just a criminal justice issue; it’s a public health issue. It is nothing less than an immediate need. Dr. Rodriguez has been studying gun violence for more than 25 years.

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Misjustice benefits pharma

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Doctors, 99% of whom were acting in good faith, determined the total volume of prescription opioids that pharmacies ordered from defendants and dispensed pursuant to those prescriptions,” Faber wrote in his opinion. These were doctors whose only goal was to make money. Once again money rules.

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Insurance companies putting profits ahead of patients

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Doctors have long asserted that prior authorization — the need to get approval from the patient’s insurer before proceeding with treatment — causes delays that can hurt patient care. Prior authorizations also exact a toll on doctors, who say the paperwork has gotten out of hand. Then there is prior authorization.

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Is DTC effective?

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During the first quarter of 2020, the number of telehealth visits increased by 50%, compared with the same period in 2019, with a 154% increase in visits noted in surveillance week 13 in 2020, compared with the same period in 2019. The old belief is that patients who are interested in new treatments ask their doctor about them.

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Are new weight loss drugs an answer or problem?

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In 2019, the OECD declared that developed countries’ plans to tackle the problem largely failed. But before the company can make Wegovy mainstream, it has to convince doctors to prescribe it and insurers and governments to pay for it. In addition, doctors may not be ready to prescribe the drug. Then there is the price.