That's that disease word that a lot of people don't want to give that label
The 4mg dose, which still produced significant weight loss (15.2%), had nausea rates of just 18% and discontinuation rates of 5.7%
This change will likely broaden access to GLP-1s, as approximately 20% of Americans receive benefits from Medicare
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Medicare, for example, now covers GLP-1 treatment for weight loss under a short-term program called the Medicare GLP-1 Bridge. And in January 2025, North Dakota became the first state to add GLP-1s to its essential health benefits benchmark plan