Map Shows States Where Weight Loss Drugs are Most Popular
Kentucky, Alaska and Alabama are the three states where weight loss drugs are most used, and Hawaii, Arizona and Colorado sit at the other end of the spectrum, a report has revealed. Glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) receptor analogs are drugs that mimic fullness hormone GLP-1 and have been shown to reduce appetite,
Medicaid covers GLP-1 weight-loss drugs in just 13 states
Only 13 states currently allow Medicaid to cover treatment of obesity using glucagon-like peptide-1 agonist (GLP-1) medications, researchers said.
How ‘miracle’ weight-loss drugs will change the world
Welcome to the healthier, happier world of 2030. Heart attacks and strokes are down 20%. A drop in food consumption has left more money in people’s wallets. Lighter passengers are saving airlines 100 million litres of fuel each year. And billions of people are enjoying a better quality of life, with improvements to their mental and physical health.
Patients Are Suing Over Alleged Side Effects of Weight-Loss Drugs
These drugs are collectively known as GLP-1 agonists because they mimic the body’s natural hormone GLP-1, which regulates appetite and digestion. The medications control blood sugar and help people eat less,
Weight-loss drugs could save an enormous number of lives
Broadening access to highly effective weight-loss drugs could prevent more than 40,000 deaths each year in the United States.
Medicaid Covers GLP-1 Meds for Obesity in Just 13 States
Expanding Medicaid coverage of these drugs could increase access for the almost 40% of adults and 26% of children with obesity in Medicaid,” wrote the research team led by se
States slow to cover GLP-1s for weight loss
Axios Visuals Budget pressures have kept all but 13 states from covering GLP-1 drugs for weight loss through their Medicaid programs, a new report from KFF shows. Why it matters: The restrictive policies add to equity concerns around the blockbuster drugs,
Microdosing Ozempic? Why some people are playing doctor with weight-loss drugs
It was semaglutide, a drug sold under the brand names Ozempic (for diabetes) and Wegovy (for weight loss). Following ...
Bariatric surgeries drop sharply as people turn to Wegovy, Saxenda for weight loss
The demand for bariatric operations dropped sharply last year as use of anti-obesity drugs such as Wegovy surged, study finds ...
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Kourtney Kardashian Barker Just Launched a "Natural" GLP-1 Weight-Loss Supplement—but Is It Safe?
All three human studies were small as far as the number of participants. One included 30 participants ... between two ...
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Balancing the costs of GLP-1 weight loss drug coverage: New CBO report has some answers
Related: Patients start to see savings, ahead of IRA's Medicare drug ... GLP-1 agonists for help with controlling diabetes, but federal law prohibits Medicare from covering weight-loss drugs.
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Not Many Employers Cover GLP-1 Weight Loss Drugs
Despite the boom in popularity of expensive GLP-1 drugs to treat weight loss, fewer than one in ... [+] five large employers are covering such prescriptions, a new KFF analysis shows. In this ...
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GLP-1 weight loss drugs may help reduce addiction, overdose risks: Study
A new study suggests that GLP-1 agonist medications ... by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for that purpose, Fitch pointed out. RELATED: Popular weight-loss and diabetes medications linked ...