The evidence base in support of the use of medicines based on glucagon-like peptide 1 beyond glucose control and weight loss was substantially bolstered in 2024, as clinical trial data report benefits of these medicines in people with a range of disorders
Therefore, we performed a scenario analysis in which we assumed that everyone who started an SGLT2i or GLP-1 RA would have initiated a different glucose-lowering medication at the same time, and thus the cost of SGLT2is and GLP-1 RAs was reduced by the mean cost of all other glucose-lowering medications ($288
In fact, employers offering GLP-1 coverage primarily rely on utilization management to contain costs, with 85% of those surveyed using this approach, according to IFEBP
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