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This week, the Trump administration announced a deal with Novo Nordisk and Eli Lilly to expand access and lower prices on popular obesity drugs.

Let's look at the full story by exploring what Health Affairs has published on the topic of weight loss drugs.

Health Benefits In 2025: Family Premiums Rise 6 Percent, Large Employers Increase Coverage Of GLP-1s For Weight Loss

Gary Claxton et al. (October 2025)

Expanding Medicare Coverage Of Anti-Obesity Medicines Could Increase Annual Spending By $3.1 Billion To $6.1 Billion

Benedic Ippolito and Joseph F. Levy (August 2024)

GLP-1 Coverage In State-Regulated Markets: A Turbulent Atmosphere With No Sign Of Calming

Katherine Hempstead (May 2025)

Proposed Rule Would Expand Medicare And Medicaid Coverage For Anti-Obesity Medications

Rachel Sachs (December 2024)

New Anti-Obesity Medications Should Be Considered Preventive Health Care

William Walters and Richard Hughes IV (July 2024)

Today's Featured Articles

CMS Drug Price Negotiation Guidance Updates with Rachel Sachs

Health Affairs' Jeff Byers welcomes Rachel Sachs from Washington University in St. Louis and Deputy Editor Chris Fleming back to the pod to discuss CMS' final guidance for the latest round of the Medicare drug price negotiation program.

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The Real Fraud, Waste, And Abuse: Medicare And Medicaid Privatization

Adam Gaffney et al.

Congress Must Continue To Fund HIV Prevention And Treatment

Philip A. Chan

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