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Mass. insurers cut GLP-1 coverage for obesity, leaving 112,000 without drug access

Patient advocates highlight inequity as some switch to private telehealth options

1 Sep 17 · 6d ago · 4 articles · 2 sources · development 1 of 1

Affected patients describe gaps in access and growing inequality. Susan Ellsbree, who lost 42 pounds on Zepbound before her insurer Harvard Pilgrim ended coverage in January, switched to Mochi Health's compounded GLP-1 for $199 monthly. While she can afford the private option, she expressed concern for those who cannot.

Patient advocates highlight inequity as some switch to private telehealth options
Boston Globe

“It's a terrible injustice. I feel like I'm very fortunate that I can still be on it and get the health benefits. But there are so many more…”

Susan Ellsbree

Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts Major insurerPoint32Health Major insurerHarvard Pilgrim Health Care Insurance providerSusan Ellsbree Patient affected by coverage changesMassachusetts Health Policy Commission State agency

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Reported in the same hours no headline names this development itself — these 3 claims were published in its stretch

  1. 2 outlets Health insurers covered 112,000 fewer Mass. residents’ GLP-1 weight-loss drugs this year, report finds

    first by bostonglobe.com, 6d ago · also Boston Globe

  2. 1 outlet Coverage changes spark sharp decline in GLP-1 usage

    first by WWLP, 6d ago

  3. 1 outlet GLP-1 use for weight loss significantly impacted by Massachusetts insurance changes, data shows

    first by CBS News, 6d ago

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