One way that GLP-1s work is by delaying the emptying of the stomach. This effect may also delay how certain medications, such as birth control, are absorbed in the stomach and work in the body.

Patients who had taken GLP-1s tended to lose more weight during treatment, which meant they had more weight to gain back afterward. “It’s not that the medicine didn’t work,” Aronne said.

GLP-1s impact the GI tract, reduce birth control efficacy GLP-1s induce weight loss by slowing down the gastrointestinal (GI) tract, also known as the digestive tract, according to Miller.

Late last year, South Carolina Medicaid approved GLP-1s to treat obesity, placing it among the few state programs covering the drugs. But access remains limited.

GLP-1s are a “key influencer” in traditional cost growth newly outpacing specialty, the Evernorth report says Drug spending trend 2019-2024; projected 2025-2027 ...

The Cedars-Sinai researchers also found the percentage of people who were prescribed GLP-1s who didn’t meet the FDA requirements for the drugs increased from 0.21% in 2019 to 0.37% in 2023.

By using these strategies, HR leaders can balance the growing employee demand for GLP-1s with the necessity to contain healthcare costs. The end result could be a healthier and more financially ...

You would have to be living as a digital shut-in to be unaware of the GLP-1s, the glucagon-like peptide-1 agonists changing the face of “nutritional” medicine. Initially developed for treatment of ...

In addition, 30.9% cited financial concerns as a factor in discontinuing their GLP-1s, and 15.3% said they faced "adherence challenges." Just 13.1% said they stopped taking the drugs for provider ...

How much are GLP-1s to blame? Aon found GLP-1 use cost employer health plans $6.25 per member per month in 2023, a 224% increase compared to 2022. The data on spending for 2024 is not yet ...