Weight-loss drugs didn't curb health costs within two years
Drugs like Wegovy may trim your waistline but not medical costs, according to an analysis of U.S. health insurance claims ...
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Competition will make weight-loss drugs better, cheaper and bigger
A mong the many newcomers to the business of weight-loss drugs is Hims & Hers, an American e-pharmacy better known for ...
Exclusive: Weight-loss drugs didn't curb health costs within two years, data show
Drugs like Wegovy may trim your waistline but not medical costs, according to an analysis of U.S. health insurance claims ...
US Medicaid programs say cost a key factor for weight-loss drug coverage, survey finds
Most U.S. states do not currently cover highly sought after weight-loss drugs from Novo Nordisk and Eli Lilly in their ...
Stop the games. Make NC healthier by expanding weight-loss drug coverage | Opinion
Despite the benefits of such medicines, like Wegovy, Saxenda and Zepbound, many people who could most benefit from them can’t ...
Healthy Returns: Weight loss, diabetes drugs may reduce alcohol and opioid use
GLP-1 drugs such as Novo Nordisk’s Ozempic can cut drug and alcohol abuse by around half. Meanwhile, tech companies are ...
Study finds high costs, few benefits associated with GLP-1 weight loss drugs
New study questions benefits of GLP-1 drugs for weight loss, finding high costs with little long-term health benefit. Read ...
FDA says this weight loss drug shortage is over, but patients worry about cost and availability
Some patients fear tirzepatide, sold by Eli Lilly under the brand names Zepbound and Mounjaro, will be hard to get and prohibitively expensive once compounding pharmacies are no longer producing it.
Amid backlash, FDA changes course over shortage of weight-loss drugs
The FDA said Eli Lilly’s weight-loss drugs were no longer in shortage on Oct. 2, preventing pharmacies from making cheaper ...
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Data shows weight-loss drugs didn’t curb health costs within two years: Report
Prime Therapeutics reviewed pharmacy and medical claims data for 3,046 people with commercial health plans that cover GLP-1 ...
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Medicaid programs say cost a key factor for weight-loss drug coverage, survey finds
Most U.S. states do not currently cover highly sought-after weight-loss drugs from Novo Nordisk and Eli Lilly in their ...
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Bariatric surgery found to be more cost effective than newer weight loss drugs alone
Newer weight loss drugs are cost effective in the long term only when combined with bariatric weight loss surgery, according ...