"Barriers to Affordable Weight-Loss Drugs Persist Despite Insurance Coverage"
TL;DR
High costs and limited insurance coverage are causing weight-loss patients to discontinue expensive medications like Ozempic and Wegovy, prompting companies to offer post-treatment support services such as telehealth checkups, lifestyle coaching, and community support groups for a monthly fee of up to $300 in an effort to help patients maintain their weight loss.
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- Ozempic, Wegovy Cost Drives Weight-Loss Patients to Pricey Off-Ramp Bloomberg
- Weight loss drugs Wegovy and Zepbound remain out of reach for many who need them NBC News
- Opinion | The High Cost of Weight-Loss Drugs The New York Times
- Restrictions Eased on Bariatric Surgery Due to GLP-1 Costs Medscape
- Even among the insured, weight loss drugs are rarely prescribed, study suggests Yahoo! Voices
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