N.C. Dept. of State Treasurer Calls on Novo Nordisk to Lower the Unfair Cost of Weight Loss Drugs
October 25, 2023
October 25, 2023
RALEIGH, North Carolina, Oct. 25 -- The North Carolina Department of the State Treasurer issued the following news release on Oct. 24, 2023:
Treasurer Dale R. Folwell, CPA, is calling today for the State Health Plan (Plan) Board of Trustees to end coverage of popular GLP-1 drugs like Wegovy and Saxenda for the purpose of weight loss until the drugs' manufacturer, Danish multinational Novo Nordisk, prices the drugs fairly.
"It defies logic that Novo Nordisk can . . .
Treasurer Dale R. Folwell, CPA, is calling today for the State Health Plan (Plan) Board of Trustees to end coverage of popular GLP-1 drugs like Wegovy and Saxenda for the purpose of weight loss until the drugs' manufacturer, Danish multinational Novo Nordisk, prices the drugs fairly.
"It defies logic that Novo Nordisk can . . .