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

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

If a new experiment pans out, Medicaid and Medicare could begin covering the costly weight-loss drugs that price out many ...

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 ...

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 an experiment to cover weight loss drugs under Medicare and Medicaid, potentially ...

The drugs reportedly under consideration for coverage include Novo Nordisk's Wegovy and Ozempic, and Eli Lilly's Zepbound and ...

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

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

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 ...

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