Journalism Grants

Funding For:

How Telehealth is Driving the Consumerization of Drugs

Health Care Costs & Quality


Recipient:

STAT

Grant Period:

Jun 13, 2025 - Jun 13, 2026

AMOUNT:

$40,000.00

Summary of the Project:

Telehealth marketing may have a significant impact on pharmaceutical use and costs. This project investigated the shifting forces that shape prescribing behaviors on telehealth platforms and their effect on care and costs.

About the Grantee:

With an award-winning newsroom, STAT is a media company focused on finding and telling compelling stories about health, medicine and scientific discovery. STAT produces daily news, investigative articles and narrative projects in addition to multimedia features.


Grantee Publications

June 2, 2026

Online care is caught in the crossfire as states crack down on corporate medicine

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Author: Katie Palmer

April 23, 2026

Will bargain-basement telehealth visits help pharma drive drug scripts?

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Author: Katie Palmer

March 12, 2026

The FDA is targeting telehealth marketing of GLP-1 drugs. Who’s prescribing them?

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Author: Katie Palmer

October 7, 2025

Fueling telehealth’s rise, more doctors are licensed in all 50 states than ever before

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Author: Katie Palmer

October 6, 2025

From erectile dysfunction to weight loss, how telehealth got hooked on drug-first thinking

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Author: Katie Palmer