GLP-1s Aren't Right for Everyone: Wiser Healthcare Consumption w/ Al Lewis

“Just because it’s healthcare, doesn’t mean it’s good for you.”  Al Lewis joins MTVA for a lively discussion on patient education, nutrition, and overconsumption of healthcare. After a doctor’s visit for hoarseness where he was recommended unnecessary testing, Al decided to use his background in Trivia and create a new tool for patient health literacy. Quizzify was born!  Quizzify is designed to promote health literacy in an engaging, user-friendly format – helping make patients better consumers of healthcare.  The conversation centers on Quizzify’s program for GLP-1 weight loss drugs, which aims to “dissuade the curious, and educate the serious.” This dual goal can help reduce unnecessary spend on expensive medications, and equip those who start GLP-1s to have a higher chance of success in transitioning off.  Al and MTVA also discuss the importance of lifestyle change, which is made more challenging by deceiving nutrition labels and the relatively higher cost of more nutritious foods.  “Bad calories have become vastly less expensive, and good calories have become vastly more expensive.” ———————————— We’re excited to welcome like-minded organizations and individuals to join the MTVA Membership program!  As a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, we rely on support from our grassroots network to advance our mission of creating a value-based health system with high-quality patient outcomes at a reasonable cost. We’re proud to offer two membership models, Ally Member and Trade Member. Tax-deductible membership contributions help us enrich the healthcare environment with quality content – including this podcast – and robust platforms to fuel discussion, collaboration, and advocacy that lead to ground-breaking solutions.  For more information and to join us, visit our website https://www.movingtovalue.org/membership.   All episodes of MTVA Unscripted can be found⁠ ⁠here⁠⁠.