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STAT·Jul 7·1 min read
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Secret shopper study examines GLP-1 prescribing practices on telehealth platforms

Jul 7, 2026·read at STAT ↗Neutral

STAT Health Tech newsletter reports a secret shopper study that evaluated how telehealth sites prescribe GLP-1 drugs.

The study involved researchers posing as patients to assess prescribing behavior and pricing, highlighting variability across platforms.

The article also notes that the newsletter covers other health-tech topics such as updates from Epic, AI firm Anthropic, and emerging brain-implant technologies.

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This writeup was produced by pharmadog from original reporting by STAT.

Original headline: “STAT+: ‘Secret shopper’ study probes GLP-1 telehealth sites”

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