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Behind the Smiles: Mental Health in South Korea’s High-Pressure Society

Mad in America

For example, insurance data reveals that propofol usage in medical institutions rose 12% in a single year, with only 15% of it being used under national health insurance coverage. At the same time, the use of psychiatric medicationincluding controlled psychotropic substancesis also climbing. The implication?

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5 reasons to cultivate strategic business partnerships

Insperity

When the mandates of the Affordable Care Act hit the marketplace in 2013, for example, insurance brokers nationwide were challenged with delivering additional value to their customers to offset rising healthcare costs for employers. Once you establish yourself as an authority, you won’t be chasing leads – prospects will search for you.

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Antidepressant Use Linked to Sexual Dysfunction, Why Aren’t Prescribers Discussing It?

Mad in America

Stephenson and a team of researchers from various academic and pharmaceutical institutions, including the University of Virginia School of Medicine. Maelys Touya was an employee of Lundbeck LLC, and Lambros Chrones was an employee of Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., The study was authored by Judith J. Additionally, Anita H.

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Appetite for hybrid working shows no sign of letting up at large firms

Workplace Insight

The report, “ Global Hiring Activity Trends & Signals – Q3 2023 ,” claims that sectors such as construction, insurance, banking & payments, technology and communications, and pharmaceuticals posted significant hybrid job roles during the third quarter (Q3) of 2023.

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Beyond the Pill Paradigm: Reclaiming Humanity in Mental Health Care

Mad in America

This change wasn’t because of scientific breakthroughsit happened at the same time as the drug industry was growing, insurance companies were asking for standard diagnoses, and professional psychiatry wanted to be seen as just as prestigious as physical medicine.

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Much of U.S. Healthcare Is Broken: How to Fix It (Chapter 1, Part 3)

Mad in America

The media should be in an excellent position to challenge popular but damaging health practices by appealing to the available sound health research, but the media—with very few exceptions—has often been propagandized by pharmaceutical and medical device companies about the latest “breakthrough” drugs and other therapies.

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How The Integrated Approach of Virgin Pulse and HealthComp is Changing the Future of Health Equity 

Virgin Pulse Corporate Wellness

Commercially insured high-cost claimants represent nearly a third of all healthcare spending, even though they are only 1.2% of commercial health insurance enrollees. This does not even account for medical and pharmaceutical costs. According to the  American Health Policy Institute , their costs average $122,382 annually – 29.3