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Amgen says obesity drug caused up to 20% weight loss after a year, with no plateau

The results shed light on how MariTide may measure up to weight loss injections from Novo Nordisk and Eli Lilly and other experimental treatments.

Business - CNBC - 3 days ago

Amgen’s stock closes off lows to avoid worst day in 24 years as weight-loss-drug data underwhelms

Amgen’s MariTide achieved up to 20% weight loss in a mid-stage trial, but analysts were expecting up to 25%.

Business - MarketWatch - 3 days ago

Biden’s plan for Medicare coverage of weight-loss drugs would drive up costs by billions of dollars

The plan would need to be supported by the incoming Trump administration, which has vowed to cut costs across the federal government.

Business - MarketWatch - 2 days ago

Cheap Ozempic? How millions of Americans with obesity may get access to costly weight-loss drugs

Millions of obese Americans would get access to popular weekly injectables that would help them shed pounds quickly if a $35 billion proposal from the Biden administration is blessed by ...

Health - ABC News - 3 days ago

Doctor says Biden's weight-loss drug proposal is a "formal recognition" that obesity is an illness

The Biden administration is proposing a new rule that would make popular weight loss drugs like Ozempic covered by Medicare and Medicaid. CBS News medical contributor Dr. Celine Gounder discusses ...

New White House rule would make weight loss drugs available for people on Medicare and Medicaid

A New White House proposal would make Medicare and Medicaid cover GLP-1 weight loss drugs for people who are obese. The move would expand affordable access to the drugs to some 7.4 million people. ...

What to know about the Biden administration proposal to expand access to weight loss drugs

The Biden administration wants to expand access to popular weight loss drugs like Wegovy and Ozempic. The new proposal would allow millions of obese Americans covered by Medicaid and Medicare to be ...

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