Managed Healthcare Executive June 4, 2024
Telehealth companies, Costco, other companies — they are all looking to take advantage of the soaring demand for the weight loss drugs.
The demand for weight loss drugs has telehealth providers flocking to provide weight loss services. While some experts welcome the additional capacity to handle the demand, others are concerned about the quality of some companies or the ethics of certain arrangements.
“Any time we can increase access to obesity treatments, [it] is a good thing,” said Catherine Varney, D.O., an assistant professor at the University of Virginia School of Medicine and the director of obesity medicine at UVA Health. Varney is one of only about 9,000 physicians certified by the American Board of Obesity Medicine. “My concern is...
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