If you find out your insurance provider won’t pay for a new prescription or they stop covering a medication you already take, there are steps you can take to reduce out-of-pocket costs and possibly get the decision reversed. Here’s what to know so you can make the best informed decision.

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• Ultra-processed foods are a common component of many people’s diets.
• Although the definition varies, they are generally industrially produced foods that contain ingredients not found in the typical home kitchen.
• Recently, research has raised concerns about the health effects of a diet high in ultra-processed foods.
• Now, a large Australian study has found that high consumption of ultra-processed foods is linked to depressive symptoms.

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“New laws and mandates effective in 2023 can help you manage medical debt. These consumer-friendly changes may help you save on prescriptions or plan better for the cost of your care upfront.

Here’s what’s new in 2023 that can help you make the most economical healthcare choices for yourself and your family.”

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While it’s not exactly news that eating overly-processed foods is linked to myriad health issues, results from a recent study are shedding new light on its relation to cognitive decline as we age. 

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“I’ve been pleased that healthcare has been paying attention, probably sooner than it acknowledged the Internet. Every day, it seems, there are new developments about how various kinds of AI are showing usefulness/potential usefulness in healthcare, in a wide variety of ways.  There’s lots of informed discussions about how it will be best used and where the limits will be, but as a long-time observer of our healthcare system, I think we’re not talking enough about two crucial questions.”

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