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13, 2023 (Healthday News) -- In a finding that could change the landscape of heart disease care, the wildly popular weight-loss drug Wegovy has proved its mettle in protecting the heart after lowering the risk of cardiac problems in patients by 20%. The results from this large, ...
Medicare Part D prescription plans will start covering the weight loss drugWegovywhen patients also have documented heart disease, according to the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). The exact date when coverage will begin is not yet known, but could be sometime in 2024. ...
Medicare's coverage of Wegovy opens the drug up to government price negotiations under President Joe Biden's Inflation Reduction Act. CMS has said the prices it negotiates will apply to drugs that share the same active ingredient rather than specific brands. ...
to help prevent life-threatening cardiovascular events in adults with cardiovascular disease and either obesity or overweight," said John Sharretts, M.D., director of the Division of Diabetes, Lipid Disorders, and Obesity in the FDA’s Center for Drug Evaluation and Research, in t...
In a significant development, Medicare may extend coverage for Novo Nordisk A/S's (NYSE:NVO) weight-loss drug Wegovy (semaglutide) to certain members with a history of heart disease. 一项重大进展是,医疗保险可能会将诺和诺德A/S(纽约证券交易所代码:NVO)减肥药物Wegovy(索玛鲁肽)的覆盖范围扩大到...
A cash cow for drug makers In the American health care system, some factors influencing drug prices are complicated, but they shouldn’t be, said Sanders. He started with a poster showing prices of Ozempic: $71 in France, $59 in Germany, $122 in Denmark, $155 in Canada, $96...
The recent FDA decision will likely mean more Medicare patients gain access to the blockbuster weight loss drug, experts say. Meanwhile, results continue to roll in for GLP-1 agonists for conditions beyond diabetes and obesity.
The US Food and Drug Administration has given the green light for a popular anti-obesity drug to be used to prevent serious heart conditions for the first time, in a move likely to expand insurance coverage.