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Coverage Baseline Previously unavailable under Medicare Part D Only 13 states cover them in Medicaid (KFF HMA survey) 19% of large employers cover GLP-1s for obesity, though 43% of employers with 5,000+ employees offer coverage (KFF 2025 survey) Current Expansion ~50% of CVS Caremark clients now provide coverage for weight loss Medicare GLP-1 Bridge program launches coverage for eligible Medicare Part D patients 7/1/26 This aligns with a recent survey from Business Group on Health that found 67% of the surveyed employers now cover GLP-1s for weight loss (though a reduction is expected for 2027)
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Glucagon-like peptide1 receptor agonists (GLP-1RAs) have emerged as a transformative class of therapies initially developed for glycemic control in type2 diabetes mellitus

An increasing number of patients treated with novel antidiabetic drugs, including glucagon-like-peptide-1 receptor agonists (GLP-1RA), dual glucose-dependent insulinotropic polypeptide receptor agonists and sodium-glucose cotransporter-2 (SGLT2) inhibitors, are presenting in the perioperative...
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