Opinion
The Boston Globe · 1d
New weight loss drugs raise questions of access, costs
New, popular injectable weight loss drugs — GLP-1 drugs — are highly effective at reducing obesity and, probably, the health risks posed by obesity. Yet the drugs are so expensive that insurers are often choosing between two bad options: restricting access or raising consumer costs.
AOL · 9d
Companies are more willing to consider covering weight-loss drugs
That’s according to a new Employer Health Benefits Survey from KFF (formerly the Kaiser Family Foundation). But while a growing number say they’re open to covering GLP-1 drugs, they’re still in the minority. Some 62% of the firms surveyed said they are “not likely” to begin coverage in the coming year.
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