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PoundsPunch Periodical 2025.01: Medicare Moves to Negotiate Ozempic Prices
Explore Medicare's groundbreaking decision to negotiate Ozempic pricing in PoundsPunch Periodical 2025.01.
Dec 30, 20246 min read
PoundsPunch Periodical 2024.12: Weight-Loss Drug Wars Heat Up, PBM Reform Stalls, and Insurers Push Back
Weight-Loss Drug Wars Heat Up, PBM Reform Stalls, and Insurers Push Back
Nov 30, 20247 min read
PoundsPunch Periodical November 2024: Policy Showdowns, Counterfeit Crises, and Industry Disruptions in the Weight-Loss Drug Market
Biden’s Weight-Loss Drug Proposal Faces Trump-Era Challenges, Ireland’s Crackdown on Counterfeits, and China’s Next-Gen GLP-1 Innovations
Nov 19, 20242 min read
Medicare Coverage for Weight Loss Medications Could Cost $35 Billion by 2034, Says CBO
New Proposal to Expand Medicare Coverage Raises Questions on Cost and Potential Savings
Nov 19, 20244 min read
FTC Sues Prescription Drug Middlemen for Inflating Insulin Prices—What Does that Mean?
Caremark, Express Scripts, and OptumRx Face Allegations of Rigging the Rebate System
Oct 28, 20243 min read
PoundsPunch Periodical October 2024
Medicare’s Lower Drug Premiums, Lilly’s Shortage Supply Resolved While Compounding Pharmacies Still in Play
Sep 26, 20244 min read
The US Senate Grills Novo Nordisk on High Prices for Ozempic and Wegovy
A Heated Exchange on the Super Star Weight Loss Drugs' Price, Big Pharma and PBM's Finger-Pointing Game
Sep 23, 20244 min read
PoundsPunch Periodical September 2024
Insurers Raise Premiums or Drop Coverage Due to High Costs of Weight Loss Drugs; FDA Approves New Oral Weight Loss Pill Welcome to...
Aug 27, 20246 min read
PoundsPunch Periodical August 2024
Commercial Insurance Dominated Weight Loss Prescriptions, Medicare May Target Wegovy for Price Cuts, FDA Reported Eased Drug Shortages
Jul 29, 202414 min read
PoundsPunch Periodical July 2024
House Bill to Expand Medicare Weight Loss Drug Coverage, The Novo Nordisk CEO to Testify in Senate, Lilly’s Approval in China and More
Jun 5, 20247 min read
PoundsPunch Periodical June 2024
Weight Loss Drug & Erectile Dysfunction, Eli Lilly’s New Factory, Weight Regain after Stop Using the Drug
May 17, 20244 min read
Employers Struggle with Weight Loss Drug Coverage as ACA Plan Availability Varies by State
Balancing Soaring Costs and Employee Well-being.
May 17, 20244 min read
Benefit Boost: Federal Employees Now Enjoy Expanded Coverage for GLP-1 Weight Loss Drugs such as Wegovy
New FEHB Mandate Enhance GLP-1 Coverage for Federal Employees.
May 17, 20243 min read
Medicaid and Weight Loss Drugs: Navigating Coverage in a Fragmented Landscape
How Do State Medicaid Programs Differ in Weight Loss Drug Coverage?
May 17, 20243 min read
Medicare's New Stance on Weight Loss Drugs: A Path to Broader Coverage
Wegovy and Other Drugs Now More Accessible Under Revised Medicare Rules
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