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What is Wegovy worth to your employer? Companies wrestle with obesity drugs’ costs, long-term value.

Por: MarketWatch Business January 11, 2024

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The bottom line, according to the report: The “seemingly insatiable demand” for these high-cost drugs is creating “a new state of play, in which consumers’ interests are sometimes at odds with their employers’.” Roughly half of people in the U.S. have employer-sponsored health coverage, but only about 40% of large employers cover GLP-1 drugs for obesity. And many that do cover the drugs are using an arsenal of strategies to limit... + full article



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