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☆ The CEO of an A16z-backed healthcare startup is pitching a better way to save money on obesity care
  + stars: | 2023-12-29 | by ( ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +8 min
Boyarsky Pratt said about 35% of Knownwell's patients come for primary care, while the rest see the company's providers for their metabolic health. They can prescribe GLP-1 drugs, but they're just one tool the company uses to treat obesity, Boyarsky Pratt said. It's also planning to partner with more health systems to help them expand access to weight care. It partners with one large system in Massachusetts now, but Boyarsky Pratt declined to disclose which one. "The data shows that the earlier patients get into a comprehensive treatment, the better for the long-term course of the disease," Boyarsky Pratt said.
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☆ Here's why we need insurance coverage for obesity treatment
  + stars: | 2023-11-13 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com   time to read: 1 min
Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailHere's why we need insurance coverage for obesity treatmentDr. Angela Fitch, Knownwell chief medical officer and president of Obesity Medicine Association, joins 'Squawk Box' to discuss the latest study from weight-loss drug Wegovy, what the advancement in weight-loss drugs means for the obesity epidemic in the U.S., and more.
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☆ 2 huge employers just said they're dumping Wegovy from their health plans. It's a sign of a crackdown on popular weight-loss drugs.
  + stars: | 2023-07-22 | by ( ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +9 min
Ascension and the University of Texas System are set to stop paying for workers' weight-loss drugs. Jenny started taking the popular weight-loss injection Wegovy in February and saw results almost immediately. picture alliance/Getty ImagesThe crackdown on insurance coverage for weight-loss drugs may be just beginning. Renee Rayburg, a consultant at Pharmaceutical Strategies Group who helps companies manage their spending on prescription drugs, said she hadn't seen many employers retreat completely from covering weight-loss drugs, as Ascension is doing. Any weight-loss drugs that hit the market in the future would also be excluded.
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☆ New developments in weight-loss drugs: Novo Nordisk, Eli Lilly & Pfizer advance studies
  + stars: | 2023-06-27 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com   time to read: 1 min
Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailNew developments in weight-loss drugs: Novo Nordisk, Eli Lilly & Pfizer advance studiesDr. Angela Fitch, Knownwell chief medical officer and president of Obesity Medicine Association, joins 'Squawk Box' to discuss the advances in weight-loss drugs, what it means for the obesity epidemic in the U.S., and more.
Persons: Eli Lilly, Angela Fitch Organizations: Novo Nordisk, Pfizer, Obesity Medicine Association Locations: U.S
☆ Medicare is prohibited from covering weight-loss drugs — Ozempic could change that
  + stars: | 2023-04-25 | by ( Lydia Ramsey Pflanzer | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +5 min
Medicare is prohibited from covering new weight-loss medications. Medicare, the federal program that covers healthcare for people 65 and older, is prohibited by law from covering any weight-loss medications. That includes looking at programs that test out Medicare coverage and proposed limits to coverage, The Journal reports. The future of the $100 billion weight-loss drugs marketExpanding Medicare coverage to new weight-loss medications could drastically change how Americans access the drugs. Meanwhile, other Americans will continue to go to Canada, Mexico, and unregulated online pharmacies to get the weight-loss medications for cheap.
☆ Americans desperate for the hot weight-loss drug Ozempic are turning to Canada and Mexico because they can't afford it at home
  + stars: | 2023-03-20 | by ( ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +12 min
She found CanShipMeds.com, one of many websites that says it ships a similar drug, Ozempic, from Canada at a lower cost. Delp is hardly the only American searching for weight-loss drugs across the border in Canada or Mexico. Medicare, the federal program that provides health coverage for people 65 and older, doesn't cover weight-loss drugs at all, though there's a push to change that. People are looking to Canada and Mexico for cheaper OzempicCrystal Cox/Business InsiderUntil insurance coverage improves, people will look abroad to afford the weight-loss drugs. Want to tell us about your experience with weight-loss drugs like Ozempic and Mounjaro?
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