MHE Week in Review – Healthcare Costs Tripled, Only 56% of Americans Happy With Their Healthcare and More

Approximately 57% of Americans are lonely, with younger generations, Gen Z and Millennials, reporting higher levels than older Americans, a recent Cigna survey shows.

Perry Cohen, Pharm.D., a longtime member of the Managed Healthcare Executive editorial advisory board, is host of the Conversations with Perry and Friends podcast. In this episode, his guest is Paul Fronstin, Ph.D., director of health benefits research at the Employee Benefit Research Institute.

Perry Cohen, Pharm.D., a longtime member of the Managed Healthcare Executive editorial advisory board, is host of the Conversations with Perry and Friends podcast. His guest this episode is John Baackes, the former CEO of L.A. Care Health Plan.

The risk of major cardiac events was 50% higher in adult-onset type 1 diabetes than in population controls, and the risk of death from diabetic coma or ketoacidosis was seven times as high as those with type 2 diabetes.

Gut bacteria produce metabolites that influence drug metabolism and affect immune cell function, potentially enhancing or inhibiting treatment effectiveness.