MHE Question of the Week: Health Insurance Coverage of GLP-1s for Weight Loss
Please pick the statement that most closely resembles your view of health insurance coverage of GLP-1s for weight loss.
The glucagon-like peptide 1 (GLP-1) drugs is a class that includes now-famous Ozempic (semaglutide) and Mounjaro (tirzepatide), which were approved by the FDA as diabetes treatments but have been used off-label for weight loss. After FDA approvals, on-label versions are available for weight, marketed under the names Wegovy (semaglutide) and Zepbound (tirzepatide). Prescriptions of the GLP-1s have soared as patients and prescribers have flocked to a pharmaceutical answer to the U.S. obesity epidemic. The cost has strained insurer budgets. There are also questions about the long-term outcomes of GLP-1s and how long people are sticking with the treatments, which are administered as injections.
Please pick the statement that most closely resembles your view of health insurance coverage of GLP-1s for weight loss.
Please pick the statement that most closely resembles your view of health insurance coverage of GLP-1s for weight loss
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