Weekly dispatch · August 11, 2026

This week from Black Health

School is back and this week leans on access: the September asthma checklist, therapy that takes Medicaid, dermatology without insurance, and the real 2026 numbers on GLP-1 coverage.

Editor's pick The September Asthma Spike: A Back-to-School Checklist for Black Families Asthma hospitalizations spike every September when school starts. The checklist: refill the inhaler, update the action plan, and get the school forms signed before the first flare. Read the guide →

More this week

Mental health Therapy That Takes Medicaid: How to Actually Find It Most private therapists take no public insurance at all. The four doors that are legally required to be open to you, in the order to try them. Read →

Cost What a Dermatologist Visit Costs Without Insurance, and How to Pay Less There is no honest national price for a self-pay skin visit. Online dermatology from $35, the sliding-scale rules, and the one phone call that gets you a real number. Read →

Medications How to Get a GLP-1 Covered in 2026: Medicare's $50 Bridge, Medicaid, and Real Cash Prices Medicare's new $50-a-month pathway, the thirteen state Medicaid programs that cover it, and the manufacturers' own cash prices, which beat what the aggregator sites still print. Read →

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