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Season 1 • Episode 273

Ozempic Hype Forces Employer Calls on Obesity Coverage

Tradeoffs · 26 min

Episode Description

Employers are facing a big dilemma: how do they pay for the new highly effective and popular obesity medications without breaking the bank? This week, the questions are forcing companies to re-examine their attitudes on obesity as the understanding of the disease deepens.


Guests:

Sean Scanlon, Connecticut Comptroller

Jeff Levin-Scherz, WTW population health leader

Mike Thompson, President of the National Alliance of Healthcare Purchaser Coalitions

Olivia Quagliani, Patient


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