How can policy makers and health care leaders ensure affordable, equitable access to GLP-1 medications while managing their ...

GLP-1 RAs are very effective at lowering blood sugar levels. As an added bonus, some have also shown benefits for heart health and kidney function. However, some people may be better suited to ...

She suggested I start taking the GLP-1 Zepbound through weekly injections, along with incorporating a healthy diet and ...

On Friday, the company’s health services unit Evernorth unveiled new programs in a reliable growth area: helping payers ...

GLP-1 drugs, such as semaglutide (Ozempic/Wegovy, Novo Nordisk) and tirzepatide (Mounjaro, Eli Lilly), provide notable benefits for surgical candidates, particularly in reducing the complications ...

While these medications offer unprecedented health benefits, they come with challenges like cost, non-adherence and lack of ...

The American Diabetes Association (ADA) now recommends GLP-1 agonists for overweight individuals ... Exenatide and exendin-4 showed similar benefits in animal studies, enhancing populations ...

The Trump administration this month scrapped a Biden-era proposal that would have required state Medicaid programs and ...

For many, the big question is whether the pricey medications known as GLP-1s will pay off by improving ... CEO of Aon, an employer benefits services firm. "There was a 44% reduction in major ...

without GLP-1 receptor agonist use, whereas the odds for mortality dropped with use, according to a poster presentation. GLP-1 use significantly lowered risk for atrial fibrillation-related events ...