Medicare Part D and Medicare Advantage plans may cover Wegovy as a specialty tier medication. This means a person may have to pay between 25% and 33% coinsurance.

The market is driving prices on GLP-1 drugs down, and an added benefit is lower spending on food.

The Trump administration is planning an experiment to cover weight loss drugs under Medicare and Medicaid, potentially ...

Together, those 25 drugs account for a third of Medicare spending on prescriptions, Becerra said. Ozempic and Wegovy, in particular, have been scrutinized for their high out-of-pocket costs.

Medicare covers Wegovy as a treatment to reduce the risk of serious cardiovascular events in people who have overweight or obesity. It does not cover Wegovy for weight loss.

Wegovy costs $1,349 for a four-week supply, while Zepound is priced at $1,060. The list price for Ozempic is $969 for a four-week supply, and Mounjaro costs $1,069.

Medicare has expanded its coverage to include the weight-loss treatment Wegovy, authorizing it for use in those who are at-risk for cardiovascular issues.

Novo Nordisk’s blockbuster GLP-1 medications Ozempic and Wegovy are among the next 15 drugs being targeted by the federal government for price setting negotiations. In a Jan. 17 press release ...

March 21 (UPI) -- Medicare now will cover Wegovy after the Food and Drug Administration cleared the manufacturer to market the popular weight-loss drug as a treatment for heart problems. A Centers ...

Medicare opens door to Wegovy coverage for heart benefits, but analysts warn patients are still likely to face high costs and other hurdles.

Ozempic, Wegovy and other drugs are among 15 selected for Medicare’s price negotiations ... FILE – President Joe Biden speaks about prescription drug costs at the National Institutes of Health ...

WASHINGTON — Popular weight loss and diabetes drugs like Ozempic and Wegovy have been added to Medicare’s list of medications that will be negotiated directly between the government and drug ...