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 ...

A five-year experiment aims to open access to blockbuster GLP‑1 drugs for obesity, something advocates have pushed for years.

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

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

The Trump administration is planning an experiment to cover weight loss drugs under Medicare and Medicaid, potentially ...

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

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

According to the Washington Post, 13 states currently cover the drugs for Medicaid patients, while Medicare prohibits ...

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 ...

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