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Want GLP-1 coverage? Workers willing to switch jobs for access
Nearly one-third of adult employees would change jobs in order to gain coverage. As the demand for GLP-1 weight loss ...
The Playbook: Why job seekers and employers struggle to find each other
Medici writes a recent survey from hiring platform Checkr found 58% of Americans looking for jobs said securing an interview ...
Insurers Push Back on Medicare Coverage for Weight-Loss Drugs
Health insurance companies are lobbying against proposals that would expand prescription access to weight-loss medications.
Weight-loss drugs helped fuel nearly $800 million in losses for two biggest Mass. health insurers last year
The costs of blockbuster weight-loss drugs, projected to double again this year, will likely boost premiums for Blue Cross ...
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Eli Lilly Lowers Cost of Zepbound Vials to Attract People Without Insurance Coverage
Eli Lilly is now offering four doses of Zepbound in self-administration vials. The lower-cost self-pay option targets people ...
Ozempic lowers risk of depression — and not because people are happy they’re thinner
Jab for joy? A landmark study of nearly 30,000 patients found that the use of GLP-1 medications, which include Wegovy and Ozempic, could have “an antidepressant effect,” suggesting ...
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Weight loss drugs may become harder to get. What does that mean for patients?
When the FDA declared an Ozempic and Wegovy shortage, business boomed for pharmacies making cheaper, off-brand versions of ...