Medicare prescriptions for Wegovy jumped after approval for heart disease

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Medicare prescriptions for Wegovy increased sharply after the program started covering the anti-obesity medication to prevent heart problems, but just a fraction of beneficiaries likely eligible received the treatment, according to new research published in the American Journal of Managed Care by the USC Schaeffer Center for Health Policy & Economics. ...

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