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Rachel Kleinman Rachel Kleinman Published May 22, 2025 Cigna has announced a deal to cap client copays on popular GLP-1 weight loss drugs by Eli Lilly and Novo Nordisk at $200 per month, a sum that would count toward a patient's deductible

Incretin mimetics have demonstrated safety and efficacy in advanced kidney disease, however multiple studies have shown that use of GLP1-RA have shown improvements in glycemic control, body weight reductions, improved beta cell function, and decreased incidence hypoglycemia as compared to DPP4i in a general diabetes population 26,27,28,29,30,31 , effects which might explain the reduction of acute healthcare utilization observed in this study of patients with CKD treated with GLP1-RA as compared to DPP4i

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