Behind the Science - Season 1

A panel of experts joins Behind the Science to discuss the rising prevalence of diabetes in the US population—one which is also aging toward greater diabetes-driven vision impairment risks including diabetic retinopathy and diabetic macular edema—has physicians wondering why there’s not more collaboration between ophthalmology and diabetes specialists who are often treating the same patients.

With issues surrounding health care cost and coverage being further exacerbated amid the COVID-19 pandemic, a recent survey by Kaiser Family Foundation and the Purchaser Business Group on Health indicates that a majority of executive decision-makers at large employers would support greater government intervention to address these concerns.