Some of the more than a dozen states that cover the high cost of GLP-1 drugs like Wegovy, Ozempic and Zepbound ... 60 pounds." The debate over coverage coincides with rising Medicaid budgets ...

Languages: English According to a public Con Edison docket on benefits, customers can expect a rate hike of up to 14 percent as employee welfare costs related to Ozempic and similar medications surge.

To know how much Ozempic (or a similar medication) will cost you, it’s important to know if your medical insurance will cover it and, if so, what the remaining out-of-pocket cost will be.

In 2022, the social worker from Whiteville, North Carolina, began taking Novo’s Ozempic to treat obesity, then switched to Lilly’s Mounjaro. As the pounds melted off, there was soon another ...