AGP Executive Report
Last update: 9 hours agoMedicare Choices: Open enrollment began Oct. 15 and runs through Dec. 7. More than 3 million Medicare Advantage members may need new plans for 2027, so beneficiaries should check coverage, costs and provider networks before choosing. Haze Health Alert: Malaysia’s health ministry has stocked extra respiratory equipment as air quality worsens. URTI cases at monitored facilities jumped 167% in one week, to 7,065, while officials also track asthma and conjunctivitis. Mental Health Research: A study found GLP-1 prescriptions were associated with fewer psychiatric hospital admissions and emergency visits among people with schizophrenia and type 2 diabetes. Researchers say trials are needed to confirm the link; the drugs are not a primary psychiatric treatment. Safer Hospital Discharges: A new Meds to Beds service at Lakewood Ranch Medical Center delivers prescriptions to patients before they leave, with pharmacists available to explain medications and discuss lower-cost options.
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