Drugs known as GLP-1 receptor agonists were initially developed to treat Type 2 diabetes but have become a cultural ...

Medicare is expanding its drug price negotiation program to include 15 more medications, including popular drugs like Ozempic ...

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 Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation may introduce a five-year pilot model to expand access to weight loss drugs, ...

Earlier this year, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services scrapped a previous proposal, from the Biden administration ...

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 ...

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.