The Pulse by Vital Incite
Vital Incite’s podcast series, The Pulse, will help you keep pace with what’s trending in employee benefits. Every other month, nationally recognized subject matter experts from the health and pharmacy industry and top academic and research institutions will provide data-driven insights while giving you actionable, scalable, strategies. If you are looking to reduce medical and pharmacy spend while driving better health outcomes, this podcast series is for you!
The Pulse by Vital Incite
Employer Strategies to Help Reduce Obesity
Obesity related medications are supposed to have the largest impact on pharmacy spend next year. Taking a pill to control weight sounds too good to be true. Listen in as 3 healthcare providers debate, educate and create some best solutions to drive improved weight management.
What you will learn from this session:
- Understand the financial and disease burden influence correlated with obesity
- Understand how the new medications coming to market for obesity management work
- Hear from a variety of healthcare professionals on various strategies to provide drive improved weight management
- Come away with ideas on how to leverage a variety of resources to better support your plan member
This episode's guest speakers:
Meghan Haftman, PharmD, BCACP, CDCES
Ambulatory Care Clinical Pharmacist, Ascension Medical Group
Ryan Flugge, PharmD, BCPS
Medical Account Director, Novo Nordisk
Sean Hashmi, MD, MS, FASN
Assistant Area Medical Director, Kaiser Permanente
