STAT October 17, 2024
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The medical groups propping up the GLP-1 telehealth boom
It’s relatively simple to go online and get a prescription for a GLP-1 medication for diabetes or obesity thanks to dozens of companies that have stepped in to fill demand for the potentially life-changing treatments. Behind the scenes, just a few networks of clinicians are writing prescriptions for a large number of websites, STAT’s Katie Palmer reports. Some of the sites do not disclose that they don’t employ the clinicians that patients see in visits that often resemble...
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