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But at the moment, in America, relatively few insurance policies cover Wegovy—mainly those backed by employers. (This still leaves Wegovy a potential American market of 40m patients, notes Lars ...

Perspectives > The Health Docket Medicare Can Cover Anti-Obesity Drugs for Heart Disease -- But at What Cost? — Intense demand coupled with high costs may place pressures on CMS for years to come ...

Administration officials reversed a decision made during the Biden presidency that would have given millions of people access to weight-loss drugs paid for Medicare and Medicaid. By Margot Sanger ...

Medicare will cover the weight-loss drug semaglutide (Wegovy) under its Part D drug program for patients with overweight or obesity who have preexisting heart disease and need the drug to prevent ...

Yet Medicare does not cover Wegovy, or any other weight loss prescription. State Medicaid programs may decide to cover weight loss drugs, and only a fairly small number currently offer Wegovy.

Medicare drug plans cover both generic and brand-name drugs. All plans cover certain categories of drugs to treat specific conditions. Each plan decides which specific drugs to insure per category.

The good news is that when you’re eligible to enroll in Medicare, you’ll also be eligible to buy insurance that pays some of the costs of your prescription drugs —… The good news is that ...