This article was reviewed by Darragh O’Carroll, MD. Key takeaways: Weight loss drugs can cost $200 to $2,000 monthly, ...

Note: Compounded drugs are not approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and may carry greater risks than FDA-approved treatments. Despite recent price reductions, GLP-1 weight loss ...

Are Weight Loss Drugs Covered By Insurance? This article was reviewed by Craig Primack, MD, FACP, FAAP, FOMA. If you’re considering using medication to reach a healthy body weight, your first question ...

How to find out if weight loss drugs are covered by your insurance, and what to do if they're not Ozempic (semaglutide), Victoza (liraglutide), and Wegovy (semaglutide) are popular medications used to ...

Bariatric surgery is more cost-effective and offers better long-term outcomes than GLP-1 RAs for obesity and metabolic comorbidities. GLP-1 RAs face challenges like high costs, limited insurance ...

Medications such as Wegovy and Zepbound will no longer be covered for weight loss, although GLP-1 drugs for diabetes will still be approved.

The popular and growing class of drugs help people lose weight. But insurers say they are simply too costly to cover.

California recently passed a budget for 2025-2026 that eliminates Medicaid coverage for GLP-1 agonists for weight loss. Other states are considering similar cuts. States are struggling to close gaps ...

Gov. Jeff Landry vetoed budget language that would have provided insurance coverage for obesity medication like Wegovy to state employees. (Scott Olson/Getty Images) Gov. Jeff Landry struck language ...