Patient Lifetime Value (LTV) calculation: Acceptable acquisition cost: If LTV is $600, you can afford to pay $150-200 to acquire that patient and still have healthy margins especially since your time cost is the same whether you found the patient yourself or a platform did
On August 1, 2024, North Carolina Medicaid launched coverage for glucagon-like peptide 1 (GLP-1s) drugs for weight loss despite the State Health Plan (SHP) ending coverage on April 1, 2024
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You may be a candidate if you have: BMI 27 kg/m with obesity-related health problems BMI 30 kg/m Type 2 diabetes with overweight Fatty liver disease PCOS with obesity Sleep apnea High blood pressure Difficulty losing weight despite lifestyle changes A complete medical evaluation is essential before starting treatment
The modest increases in response rate observed later in treatment were unexpected and may reflect enhanced task engagement following extended sucrose deprivation during the testing phase, when daily training and sucrose access were paused, rather than drug-induced activation
The findings were notable: among participants without type 2 diabetes , those receiving the highest dose (12 mg) achieved a mean body weight reduction of approximately 24% over 48 weeks