Journalists Sum Up the Costs to Patients of New Weight Loss Drugs and Hospital Mergers

August 12, 2023

KFF Health News correspondent Rachana Pradhan discussed a lobbying effort to get Medicare to cover a new class of weight loss drugs on NPR’s “Morning Edition” on Aug. 10.

Click here to hear Pradhan on “Morning Edition”
Read Pradhan’s “Seeking Medicare Coverage for Weight Loss Drugs, Pharma Giant Courts Black Influencers”

KFF Health News senior contributing editor Elisabeth Rosenthal discussed how hospital mergers are leading to higher medical bills for patients on WNYC’s “The Brian Lehrer Show” on July 31.

Click here to hear Rosenthal on “The Brian Lehrer Show”
Read Rosenthal’s “Your Exorbitant Medical Bill, Brought to You by the Latest Hospital Merger”

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<h1>Journalists Sum Up the Costs to Patients of New Weight Loss Drugs and Hospital Mergers</h1>

<p>KFF Health News correspondent Rachana Pradhan discussed a lobbying effort to get Medicare to cover a new class of weight loss drugs on NPR’s “Morning Edition” on Aug. 10. </p>

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<li><a href="https://www.npr.org/2023/08/10/1193106908/ozempic-wegovy-maker-lobbies-congress-to-get-medicare-to-cover-its-weight-loss-d">Click here to hear Pradhan on “Morning Edition”</a></li>

<li>Read Pradhan’s <a href="https://kffhealthnews.org/news/article/seeking-medicare-coverage-for-weight-loss-drugs-pharma-giant-courts-black-influencers/">“Seeking Medicare Coverage for Weight Loss Drugs, Pharma Giant Courts Black Influencers”</a></li>
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<p>KFF Health News senior contributing editor Elisabeth Rosenthal discussed how hospital mergers are leading to higher medical bills for patients on WNYC’s “The Brian Lehrer Show” on July 31. </p>

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<li><a href="https://www.wnyc.org/story/healthcare-mergers-and-your-medical-bills/">Click here to hear Rosenthal on “The Brian Lehrer Show”</a></li>

<li>Read Rosenthal’s <a href="https://kffhealthnews.org/news/article/hospital-mergers-exorbitant-medical-bills-ballad-health/">“Your Exorbitant Medical Bill, Brought to You by the Latest Hospital Merger”</a></li>
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