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Medicare and Medicaid could expand coverage of GLP-1 drugs, such as Ozempic and Wegovy, and pay for patients’ use of the ...
Blockbuster weight loss drugs like Wegovy and Zepbound have surged in popularity, but high prices have left them out of reach ...
The federal government is expected to start a 5-year-long experiment that will provide some limited coverage of obesity ...
A five-year experiment aims to open access to blockbuster GLP‑1 drugs for obesity, something advocates have pushed for years.
Drugs known as GLP-1 receptor agonists were initially developed to treat Type 2 diabetes but have become a cultural phenomenon.
Plastic surgeons are being swamped by patients seeking a 'quick fix' to an unseemly side effect of weight loss drugs.
Some of the most recognizable brand names that could be impacted by new tariffs include Ozempic and Wegovy, two injectable ...
Proposed experiment would allow states and Medicare drug plans to cover GLP-1 drugs like Ozempic and Wegovy for obesity, The ...
State Medicaid programs already are allowed to offer GLP-1 drugs for weight loss, but only 13 state programs currently do so. Meanwhile, Medicare currently covers GLP-1 drugs for people with a ...
President Donald Trump's new European tariffs may spell bad news for Novo Nordisk, maker of Ozempic and Wegovy. As Axios reports, the 15 percent tariffs on goods imported into the United States from ...
The Trump administration is exploring a five-year pilot program to include weight-loss drugs like Wegovy, Ozempic, Zepbound, ...
The introduction of GLP-1s for weight loss has been a dysfunctional mess, thanks to pharmaceutical companies, insurance plans ...