Month: March 2024

COVID Lowered Life Expectancy by 1.6 Years Worldwide

COVID-19 caused the average life expectancy of people worldwide to fall by 1.6 years during the first two years of the pandemic, a more dramatic decline than previously thought, a major study said Tuesday. This marked a sharp reversal during a decades-long rise in global… Read Full Article (External Site) Dr. David LowemannDr. David Lowemann, […]

Published on March 12, 2024

A New $16,000 Postpartum Depression Drug Is Here. How Will Insurers Handle It?

A much-awaited treatment for postpartum depression, zuranolone, hit the market in December, promising an accessible and fast-acting medication for a debilitating illness. But most private health insurers have yet to publish criteria for when they will cover it, according to a new analysis of insurance policies. The lack of guidance could limit use of the […]

Published on March 12, 2024

Kids’ Mental Health Costs Rose By a Third in 5 Years

The cost to American families caring for a child with a mental health condition rose by almost a third between 2017 and 2021, a new report finds, to an average $4,361 per year. Overall, American families spent an estimated $31 billion in 2021 on child mental health… Read Full Article (External Site) Dr. David LowemannDr. […]

Published on March 11, 2024