Reimbursement models must catch up with GLP-1 demand, Walgreens exec says

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Top Story Walgreens Exec: Reimbursement Models Need to Catch Up with GLP-1 Demand Walgreens is seeing "an enormous amount of demand" for injectable weight loss drugs, its president of U.S. healthcare said during the Reuters Total Health conference in Chicago. He declared that the healthcare industry needs to come up with a reimbursement model "that correctly compensates pharmacists and others" to administer these drugs. In his view, reimbursement hasn't caught up with the demand. Sponsored Content Deploying a Digital Flywheel To Enable a Hyperpersonal Care Experience Presented by AVIA and MedCity News A webinar on December 5 will spotlight expert panelists from Praia Health and Providence, interviewed by AVIA, to discuss the benefits of adopting a hyperpersonal care model for patients, challenges that health systems face providing this care, and how they can overcome them. Register today and join the conversation! Sponsored Content Heard at HLTH 2023: Davita Kidney Care Presented by Davita Kidney Care CEO of Davita, Javier Rodriguez on the types of collaboration and relationships that can help value-based care get to full scale. Watch Now

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