Benefits Think Menopause is going untreated. Here’s what employers can do

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One of my main goals as a health researcher is to uncover areas where we can do better for certain populations. One such area is menopause.

A recent Evernorth analysis found that more than half of women ages 40 through 64 had experienced symptoms related to perimenopause or menopause, or the process of change leading to the point in life when women permanently stop having menstrual periods, yet only 8% had received a confirmed diagnosis. 

Urvashi Patel
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Urvashi Patel, Ph.D., is the vice president of data and analytics at the Evernorth Research Institute. In her role, she is responsible for Evernorth product and market analytics, data science, and … Read full bio


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