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Patients Cut Off From Cheaper Obesity Drugs as the F.D.A. Halts Sales of Copycats
U.S. regulators are trying to shut down the industry for compounded weight-loss drugs, which could result in higher costs or ...
Everything to know about the new weight loss pill that works as well as Ozempic — and when you can get it
Drug manufacturer Eli Lilly announced this week that an encouraging clinical trial of their new pill promises a convenient, ...
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RFK Jr. weighs options for Medicare, Medicaid coverage of GLP-1 medications
As discussions unfold, Kennedy seeks to balance drug accessibility with concerns about the long-term costs of providing GLP-1 ...
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The skyrocketing cost of weight-loss drugs has state Medicaid programs looking for a solution
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Francesca Rudkin: Wegovy could change our health system if we let it
This week has been a brutal reminder of how politics and politicians like to work and be seen. How important it is to be the ...
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Payers Consider Policy Options for Access to GLP-1 Obesity Medications
A new paper by the Institute for Clinical and Economic Review (ICER) looks at the cost-effectiveness versus affordability ...
Trump’s Executive Order on Healthcare Aims to Lower Drug Costs for Americans
President Donald Trump signed an executive order on the healthcare sector yesterday, aiming to lower prescription drug prices ...
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Rising cost of weight-loss drugs has state Medicaid programs looking for solution
States increasingly struggling to cover the rising cost of popular GLP-1 drugs like Wegovy, Ozempic and Zepbound are searching for ways to get out from under the budgetary squeeze that took them ...