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

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 ...

A five-year experiment aims to open access to blockbuster GLP‑1 drugs for obesity, something advocates have pushed for years.

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

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

Medicare shelled out $5.7 billion on Ozempic and other similar diabetes drugs in 2022, up from $57 million in 2018, according to a new KFF analysis.

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.

Medicare Part D spent a total of $4.6 billion on Ozempic in 2022, based on the most recent data we have from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. This spending covered 780,253 ...

Medicare shelled out $5.7 billion on Ozempic and other similar diabetes drugs in 2022, up from $57 million in 2018, according to a new KFF analysis. The pricey medications, which include Mounjaro ...