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Medicare can pay for the popular weight-loss drug Wegovy — as long as the patients using it also have heart disease and need to reduce the risk of future heart attacks, strokes and other serious ...
Medicare could start covering Wegovy for certain senior citizens and other beneficiaries with a history of heart disease now that the Food and Drug Administration has approved the drugmaker Novo ...
The general cost of Wegovy for people covered by Medicare Part D may include a monthly out-of-pocket expense of $325 to $430, which may be a percentage of the $1,300 list price.
Medicare Part D may cover Wegovy for specific purposes, such as for the treatment of diabetes and for the prevention of cardiovascular death, heart attack, and stroke in adults with cardiovascular ...
Doctors may also prescribe Wegovy for adults who have overweight and a health condition related to weight, such as high blood pressure, type 2 diabetes, or high cholesterol.
Medicaid, the federal health insurance program for people with low incomes, will also be required to cover Wegovy to reduce heart disease risk.
(Reuters) - About 3.6 million overweight or obese patients with heart conditions insured under the U.S. Medicare program could be eligible for coverage of Novo Nordisk's weight-loss drug Wegovy, a ...
The Biden administration Tuesday announced plans to provide coverage for a class of costly anti-obesity medications including Wegovy and Zepbound for those enrolled in Medicare and Medicaid.