The Biden administration announcing Medicare and Medicaid coverage for medications such as Wegovy and Zepbound.
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00:00Millions of Americans could soon be eligible for insurance coverage for hugely popular
00:05GLP-1 weight loss drugs.
00:07The Biden administration announcing Medicare and Medicaid coverage for medications such
00:13as Wagovi and ZepBound, which can cost more than $1,000 a month.
00:19The proposed Health and Human Services rule could potentially cover 3.4 million Americans
00:24on Medicare and an additional 4 million covered by Medicaid.
00:28The high cost of GLP-1s has been a subject of discussion on Capitol Hill.
00:34The Novo Nordisk weight loss drug, Wagovi, costs more than $1,300 in the U.S. compared
00:41to just $140 in Germany and $92 in the U.K.