Dear Colleagues,

Season’s Greetings! I am thrilled to share my last article of the year titled, “Staggering Cost of Obesity Care,” published in the December issue of the Self-Insurer. In this article, we discuss the increasing cost and demand for new weight-loss drugs and what self-insured employers should expect in health plan budgets. Read more in the article found in the Self-Insurer section of our website, where you can access my monthly articles written for the publication. 

As we close out another year of Medical Travel & Digital Health News, we bring you Dave Chase, co-founder and CEO, Health Rosetta, to discuss how a growing ecosystem of fiduciary-minded benefit advisors, transparent contracting and redesigned health plans is reshaping the employer health market – and what it will take to sustainably lower healthcare costs while improving access and outcomes.

Wishing you a happy and healthy holiday season and a wonderful New Year! Thank you for reading and engaging with Medical Travel & Digital Health News throughout the year. I look forward to continuing conversations and bringing you timely insights and thoughtful perspectives in 2026.

Please stay safe and tell me how you are breaking ground in these growing industries.

Laura Carabello
Executive Editor and Publisher
Medical Travel & Digital Health News
lcarabello@cpronline.com
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