GLP-1 receptor agonists, which are effective for weight loss, can cause substantial muscle loss
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After writing dozens of GLP-1 articles over the past year, one issue that consistently comes up is the affordability of popular medications like Ozempic, Wegovy and Zepbound for weight loss
plans restrict GLP-1 coverage outside of diabetes due to cost, often requiring step therapy or prior documented weight-loss attempts.
Downside: New York Medicaid excludes obesity medication coveragefocus on commercial insurance and cash patients
These conditions are rare occurrences, and we should just be more aware of the issues for older adults, said Mir Ali, MD, a bariatric medicine specialist and medical director of MemorialCare Surgical Weight Loss Center at Orange Coast Medical Center in California