Relief is coming for more than 5 million Medicare beneficiaries who rely on expensive prescription medications.

GLP‑1 receptor agonists are widely recognized for aiding weight loss and controlling blood sugar, but access remains limited — especially for Medicare and Medicaid patients. That might change with a ...

If a new experiment pans out, Medicaid and Medicare could begin covering the costly weight-loss drugs that price out many ...

Medicare covers Ozempic for Type 2 diabetes Medicare prescription drug plans might cover Ozempic, but only to treat diabetes. In 2021, Medicare spent over $2.6 billion to cover Ozempic ...

Medicare shelled out $5.7 billion on Ozempic and other similar diabetes drugs in 2022, up from $57 million in 2018, according to a new KFF analysis.

Medicare Part D spent a total of $4.6 billion on Ozempic in 2022, based on the most recent data we have from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. This spending covered 780,253 ...