Drugs known as GLP-1 receptor agonists were initially developed to treat Type 2 diabetes but have become a cultural ...

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is developing a pilot program that could change the landscape of obesity ...

The federal government is expected to start a 5-year-long experiment that will provide some limited coverage of obesity ...

Medicare is expanding its drug price negotiation program to include 15 more medications, including popular drugs like Ozempic ...

Medicare and Medicaid could expand coverage of GLP-1 drugs, such as Ozempic and Wegovy, and pay for patients’ use of the ...

Proposed experiment would allow states and Medicare drug plans to cover GLP-1 drugs like Ozempic and Wegovy for obesity, The ...

If a new experiment pans out, Medicaid and Medicare could begin covering the costly weight-loss drugs that price out many ...

The Trump administration is planning a five-year test allowing states to cover weight-loss drugs like Ozempic and Wegovy ...

Blockbuster weight loss drugs like Wegovy and Zepbound have surged in popularity, but high prices have left them out of reach for many obese Americans.

A move to cover expensive weight-loss drugs for Americans on Medicare and Medicaid may be in the works, but any such program ...

Medicare covers Ozempic for Type 2 diabetes Medicare prescription drug plans might cover Ozempic, but only to treat diabetes. In 2021, Medicare spent over $2.6 billion to cover Ozempic prescriptions.

How much Medicare spent on the drugs Among the 10 drugs listed, Medicare Part D spent the most on Ozempic, Rybelsus and Wegovy, at $14.43 billion, according to a CMS fact sheet on Friday.