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The High Cost of Insulin: Bridging Gaps on the Path to Affordable Care

Cardiometabolic Health Congress

The recent price cuts mirror the insulin caps for Medicare enrollees that took effect last year as part of President Biden’s Inflation Reduction Act. There is a critical difference between Medicare and manufacturers’ price caps: The Medicare provision is automatic, while the manufacturers’ is not.

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New Guidelines on Peripheral Artery Disease Issued by American Heart Association, American College of Cardiology and Leading Medical Societies

DAIC

For patients with PAD and Type 1 or Type 2 diabetes, clinicians should coordinate care to address diet, exercise, weight management, medications to control blood sugar, management of other cardiovascular risk factors and routinely check the feet of their patients for foot ulcer prevention.

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Role of Sex in the Association of Socioeconomic Status With Cardiovascular Health in Black Americans: The Jackson Heart Study

Journal of the American Heart Association

Lower income, education, occupation (non‐management/professional versus management/professional occupations), and insurance status (uninsured, Medicaid, Veterans Affairs, or Medicare versus private insurance) were associated with lower CVH scores (allP<0.01).