2 huge employers just said they're dumping Wegovy from their health plans. It's a sign of a crackdown on popular weight-loss drugs.
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But she said a couple of other companies PSG worked with had already scaled back their coverage of the medications. One company, for instance, began restricting the drugs to only people with a body-mass index of at least 35, she said, even though some drugs are approved to treat people with less-severe obesity or those who are overweight.notice
Ascension did not comment on or answer questions about what drove its benefit to change. The healthcare provider, which operates hospitals in 19 states, employs nearly 140,000 people.
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