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How Much Should Weight Loss Drugs Like Wegovy and Zepbound Cost?

Reporter USMarch 14, 2025

It’s easy to make a medical case for blockbuster weight loss drugs like Wegovy and Zepbound, which have been shown to prevent heart attacks and strokes and save lives. But for the employers and government programs being asked to pay for the medications, the financial case for them is less clear. Are the drugs’ benefits […]

Walgreens Will Sell to Private Equity Firm in Billion Deal

Walgreens Will Sell to Private Equity Firm in $10 Billion Deal

Reporter USMarch 7, 2025

Walgreens Boots Alliance said on Thursday that it had agreed to be acquired by Sycamore Partners, a private equity firm, in a $10 billion deal that will take the struggling pharmacy chain out of the glare of public markets. Walgreens has faced declining prescription reimbursements and falling sales at its retail locations for years — […]

Senators Press Marty Makary on Abortion Pills and Vaccines

Reporter USMarch 6, 2025

At a confirmation hearing for Dr. Marty Makary on Thursday, senators focused heavily on the safety of the abortion pill, with Republican lawmakers urging him to restrict access and Democratic lawmakers demanding that he maintain its current availability. Dr. Makary, President Trump’s nominee to lead the Food and Drug Administration, signaled that he shared Republicans’ […]

F.D.A. Nominee to Face Grilling Over Cutbacks and Policy Shifts

Reporter USMarch 6, 2025

Dr. Marty Makary may face sharp questions from senators about whether he will defend the Food and Drug Administration against staff cutbacks and industry pressure on Thursday, although he is still expected to sail through his confirmation hearing to become the agency’s commissioner. Dr. Makary built his reputation as a contrarian in the medical field, […]

Weight Loss Drug Will Be Offered for 9 a Month for Some Patients

Weight Loss Drug Will Be Offered for $499 a Month for Some Patients

Reporter USMarch 5, 2025

Novo Nordisk will cut the price of its blockbuster weight loss medication Wegovy to $499 per month for certain patients who pay using their own money instead of going through insurance, the drug maker said on Wednesday. The move could cause more patients to start taking the drug. But the impact stands to be limited, […]

Florida Seeks Drug Prescription Data With Names of Patients and Doctors

Reporter USMarch 5, 2025

Florida’s insurance regulator has demanded an unusually intrusive trove of data on millions of prescription drugs filled in the state last year, including the names of patients taking the medications, their dates of birth and doctors they’ve seen. The Florida Office of Insurance Regulation in January sought this information from pharmacy benefit managers like UnitedHealth’s […]

Dr. Oz: How His Millions Collide With Medicare

Reporter USFebruary 24, 2025

Dr. Mehmet Oz, the celebrity TV doctor nominated by President Trump to oversee Medicare and Medicaid, has been a relentless promoter of controversial private insurance plans for older Americans. “I’d be signing up,” he told viewers, directing them to a call center in an episode that is still available on his YouTube channel. What Dr. […]

Medicare Doesn’t Pay for Everything: How to Bridge the Cost Gap

Reporter USFebruary 19, 2025

Medicare can cover most of your health care needs when you turn 65, but it doesn’t pay for everything. And one of the most significant financial challenges to watch out for are the out-of-pocket costs you can face aside from monthly premiums — including deductibles and other types of cost sharing. Just how much you’ll […]

Dozens of Clinical Trials Have Been Frozen in Response to Trump’s USAID Order

Reporter USFebruary 6, 2025

Asanda Zondi received a startling phone call last Thursday, with orders to make her way to a health clinic in Vulindlela, South Africa, where she was participating in a research study that was testing a new device to prevent pregnancy and H.IV. infection. The trial was shutting down, a nurse told her. The device, a […]

Novo Nordisk Annual Sales Jump on Demand for Ozempic and Wegovy

Reporter USFebruary 5, 2025

Novo Nordisk, the Danish pharmaceutical company behind Ozempic and Wegovy, capped off a somewhat turbulent 2024, reporting profit and revenue on Wednesday that comfortably beat Wall Street expectations. But the drugmaker said it expected sales growth to slow in 2025, as competition increases. Novo Nordisk retains its title as Europe’s most valuable company, but its […]

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How Much Should Weight Loss Drugs Like Wegovy and Zepbound Cost?

Walgreens Will Sell to Private Equity Firm in $10 Billion Deal

Senators Press Marty Makary on Abortion Pills and Vaccines

F.D.A. Nominee to Face Grilling Over Cutbacks and Policy Shifts

Weight Loss Drug Will Be Offered for $499 a Month for Some Patients

Florida Seeks Drug Prescription Data With Names of Patients and Doctors

Dr. Oz: How His Millions Collide With Medicare

Medicare Doesn’t Pay for Everything: How to Bridge the Cost Gap

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