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In recent months, the FDA has turned its eye to telehealth companies, sending out warnings about their marketing practices for compounded weight loss drugs. But it’s worth remembering: the companies don’t actually prescribe these medications directly. That’s done by doctors at affiliated medical groups. And a new analysis by STAT’s Katie Palmer shows that a small number of medical groups provide doctors to a large swath of telehealth companies.
Among more than 70 telehealth companies warned by the FDA in the last six months, at least 30% have publicly stated affiliations with just four nationwide medical groups, Katie found. The FDA doesn’t have authority over these groups — only state medical boards regulate individual prescribers. As people become more aware of the complicated model behind direct-to-consumer prescribing, there could be long-lasting impacts for patients and prescribers. Read more from Katie on how things could play out.
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