The release of those numbers comes just days after a watershed federal policy change: beginning July 1, 2026, eligible Medicare Part D beneficiaries can access GLP-1 medications approved for weight loss including Wegovy, oral Wegovy, Zepbound, and Foundayo for a flat $50 monthly copay through a new program called the Medicare GLP-1 Bridge
By separating obesity and diabetes contexts, and by using active comparators like insulin, metformin, and SGLT2 inhibitors, the study attempted to reduce some of the obvious biases that often weaken retrospective analyses
Mutual insurance companies are technically owned by their policyholders, which is what makes converting one to for-profit politically radioactive
The results were not different in a subgroup analysis after removing studies with a high contribution to heterogeneity, MD = 0.55, 95% CI , 0.23-0.28
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