Recently, the Biden Administration released the names of ten life-saving medications that will be subject to the first round of what the administration has called “price negotiations” to reduce patient out of pocket costs for prescription ...
Men and women tend to take very different approaches to their health care. Women generally seek routine care for gynecology issues and childbearing. On the other hand, most men don’t typically have a pressing need for regular health care once ...
As part of Men’s Health Month 2023, the Men’s Health Caucus of the American Public Health Association (APHA) hosted this Town Hall focused on creating and sustaining publicly supported initiatives for boys’ and men’s health. Together, we ...
As policymakers and health care stakeholders consider reforms to address the cost of medications, Healthy Men, Inc. (HMI), a leading health advocacy and education non-profit that seeks to advance the comprehensive health of boys and men in ...
We at Healthy Men, Inc. (HMI) realize that many are concerned and confused about the usefulness and safety of the over 50 vaccines available in the US. We understand these concerns and why so many questions have been raised.
The ...
Addressing Health Disparities
In the United States, men consistently experience worse health outcomes than women.[i] Compared to women, men have shorter life expectancies (almost 6 years shorter than women’s in 2022), and are burdened by a ...
Healthy Men, Inc. (HMI)—along with most Americans—wants to ensure access to safe, affordable, and effective, medications. Many possible approaches to achieving this goal have been suggested, including those currently in place with the Biden ...
Prescription Drug Concessions and Rebates: Keeping the Focus on the Patient
Medications are one of the most cost-effective ways to manage illness, which is why over 70% of medical visits result in a prescription. It’s also why it’s so ...
Dear Healthy Men: More than a year ago, I read a column of yours that mentioned that while there are several Offices of Women’s Health in the federal government, there isn’t a corresponding Office of Men’s Health. Is that still true? And if ...
Pandemics have a way of shining a harsh light on inequities in our society. In recent years, we’ve seen global outbreaks that required rapid vaccine dissemination. But those vaccines often reach some communities more slowly than others—the same ...
Healthy Men Inc. supports access to important innovative biopharmaceutical products in ways that fully take into account for the impact these products have not only on patients but also on their caregivers, families, and society at large. While ...
Dear Heathy Men: You’ve mentioned several times in this column that men don’t go to the doctor as often as women and that they live shorter, sicker lives than women. I’m sure that’s true. But what I really want to know is why? Why don’t men ...