Also: A Medicare crisis and doctors’ concerns with Kennedy’s new coronavirus vaccine policy.

More American teenagers now use the weight-loss drug Wegovy, as doctors and families grow more comfortable with the treatment ...

Long Islanders, doctors and industry experts weigh in on medicines like Ozempic and Wegovy — how they work, what they ...

The percentage of adults prescribed a GLP-1 drug like Wegovy or Zepbound jumped almost sevenfold over the past five years, ...

The percentage of overweight or obese adults prescribed GLP-1s jumped by almost 587% between 2019 and 2024, according to a ...

The supply of GLP-1 drugs has been increasing, but they’re still expensive for most patients. Here are answers to some ...

Should Medicare and Medicaid eventually cover new weight loss drugs such as Ozempic and Wegovy? This week, Audacy took a look ...

Medicare covers GLP-1s to treat diabetes and some other ... Campbell, who is insured by Medicaid, was granted coverage for Wegovy based on her body mass index. First, though, she was required to ...

Novo Nordisk will sell a less expensive one-month supply of Wegovy for patients who previously took compounded versions of the medication.

Cigna’s pharmacy benefits unit Evernorth said the deal will bring prices down for employers and their workers.

Expanding coverage of the drugs would have ... In an effort to reduce costs, Medicare has selected Novo Nordisk’s Wegovy for negotiations to lower prices under a law passed by a Democratic ...

(Medicare last year opened the door to coverage of Wegovy for Medicare enrollees with cardiovascular disease who are either overweight or have obesity.) But it will be up to the Trump ...