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 ...

Medicare and Medicaid could expand coverage of GLP-1 drugs, such as Ozempic and Wegovy, and pay for patients’ use of the ...

The federal government is expected to start a 5-year-long experiment that will provide some limited coverage of obesity ...

Blockbuster weight loss drugs like Wegovy and Zepbound have surged in popularity, but high prices have left them out of reach for many obese Americans.

A move to cover expensive weight-loss drugs for Americans on Medicare and Medicaid may be in the works, but any such program ...

Proposed experiment would allow states and Medicare drug plans to cover GLP-1 drugs like Ozempic and Wegovy for obesity, The ...

The Trump administration is planning a five-year test allowing states to cover weight-loss drugs like Ozempic and Wegovy ...

The Trump administration outlines a plan to cover weight-loss drugs under Medicare and Medicaid, allowing certain state ...

The Trump administration is exploring a five-year pilot program to include weight-loss drugs like Wegovy, Ozempic, Zepbound, ...

How much Medicare spent on the drugs Among the 10 drugs listed, Medicare Part D spent the most on Ozempic, Rybelsus and Wegovy, at $14.43 billion, according to a CMS fact sheet on Friday.

A study analyzing 92,000 people found semaglutides, found in GLP-1 drugs such as Ozempic, were linked to a 33% lower risk of ...