Why your co-pay for weight loss drugs like Wegovy just went through the roof
Even as weight-loss drugs such as Wegovy and Zepbound explode in popularity, many Americans struggle to afford them.
Why the New Weight Loss Drugs Don't Work for Some People
Clinical trials have shown that people using weight-loss jabs, such as Wegovy and Mounjaro, lose anywhere between 16% and 21% of their body weight. But the drugs don’t work for everyone. In tho
Biden administration adds weight-loss drugs to Medicare
While recent advances in medicine have created prescription anti-obesity GLP-1 medications — like Ozempic, Wegovy, and Mounjaro — accessibility to these drugs is limited. The average prescription costs $1,
Are weight loss drugs Ozempic and Wegovy overplayed as a magic pill?
Last year’s study in the journal Obesity had revealed that of people prescribed weight-loss drugs, just 44 per cent were still taking them after three months and only 19 per cent after one year.
Cheap Ozempic? How millions of Americans with obesity may get access to costly weight-loss drugs
Millions of obese Americans would get access to popular weekly injectables that would help them shed pounds quickly if a $35 billion proposal from the Biden administration is blessed by President-elect Donald Trump.
Ozempic and other weight loss drugs could be making people drink less, study says
Another study suggests that weight-loss meds like Wegovy (NVO) and Mounjaro (LLY) can help people cut back on drinking alcohol.
Weight loss drugs like Ozempic, Wegovy are all the rage. Are they safe for kids?
Weight loss drugs such as Ozempic and Wegovy are increasingly popular among adults, who have flocked to the new medication as an alternative to the traditional — and often ineffective — advice to “eat less and exercise more.
Why do people on Ozempic and other obesity drugs lose interest in alcohol
Weight loss medications like Ozempic, Wegovy, and Mounjaro are not only effective in curbing appetite but also in reducing alcohol cravings. Studies show these drugs influence the brain's reward system,
Gastric balloon being tested as alternative to weight-loss surgery, GLP-1 meds
Researchers have developed and are testing a small, implanted gastric balloon that people can inflate or deflate to feel full ...
Biden to require Medicare and Medicaid to cover weight loss drugs
President Biden plans to roll out a new plan that would require coverage of weight loss drugs for patients of Medicare and ...
Medicare proposes covering weight-loss drugs, teeing up clash with RFK Jr.
The proposal would expand coverage of anti-obesity drugs to 7.5 million people covered by Medicare and Medicaid, the Biden ...
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About One-Third Eligible for Weight Loss Drugs Meet Trial Exclusion Criteria
About one-third of U.S. adults without diabetes who are eligible for weight loss treatment with glucagon-like peptide 1 ...
Who gets weight loss drugs covered by insurance? In North Carolina, being on Medicaid helps.
North Carolina stopped covering weight loss drugs such as Ozempic for state employees without diabetes. But it extended ...
Scientists Uncover New Cardiovascular Benefits of Popular Weight Loss Drugs
New studies in JACC highlight improvements in cardiac structure and function among CABG patients, as well as changes in ...
West Virginia residents struggle to afford GLP-1 weight loss drugs after state ends subsidy program
In 2020, West Virginia launched a pilot program to subsidize GLP-1 drugs for public employees, but the program was shuttered ...
We revealed weight-loss drug inequality in New York. Here's why your stories matter
Ozempic, Wegovy, and other weight-loss drugs could make millions healthier, but access and affordability barriers abound. Here's how we reported it.