Novo Nordisk argues Medicare should negotiate the price for six of its insulin products separately, though they contain the ...

The FDA had rejected the companies’ initial application in 2023, requesting additional data after the pharma firms reported ...

Medicare coverage for Ozempic is not the same as Wegovy. Wegovy contains the same active ingredient as Ozempic, semaglutide, but it is FDA approved to help with weight loss. Medicare can cover ...

Medicare Advantage updates while halting proposed anti-obesity drug coverage, impacting millions of potential beneficiaries.

Researchers warned that to achieve such reductions, greater uptake of the medication among indicated patients is needed.

A proposal by the Biden administration to cover weight-loss medicines for obesity under Medicare has been axed by the White ...

Semaglutide-based drugs cost upwards of $1,000 ... In the meantime, his HHS has actually made it harder for people on Medicare to afford these medications. Currently, Medicare cannot directly ...

Drugmaker Eli Lilly said that in Phase 3 studies of over 550 adults, their oral GLP-1 pill, orforglipron, could reduce ...

The FDA has issued a warning about counterfeit Ozempic medications, sharing the lot numbers and serial numbers of products ...

Semaglutide was initially approved under the ... insurance doesn’t provide coverage, including Medicare and Medicaid. For some insurance policies, your health care provider needs to send in ...

Compounded semaglutide and Ozempic are different products. While both may be used in people with type 2 diabetes, Ozempic is approved by the FDA, but compounded semaglutide is not. Compounded ...