Medicare is barred from paying for weight-loss drugs like Wegovy. Lawmakers just took the first step to change that.
A new class of weight-loss injections known as GLP-1 agonists — drugs such as Novo Nordisk's Wegovy and Ozempic, and Eli Lilly's Mounjaro — have proven effective at helping people lose a significant amount of weight. But steep price tags andLawmakers have balked at the high cost of covering treatment for a condition that historically was seen as cosmetic.
Still, lawmakers are facing pressure from drugmakers, obesity doctors, patients, and advocacy organizations that argue obesity should be treated like any other chronic disease, regardless of the cost. Novo Nordisk and Eli Lilly, which have seen their sales soar as Americans clamor for their weight-loss medications, stand to gain even more if Medicare expands coverage, so
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