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USC Schaeffer Center for Health Policy: Medicare Prescriptions for Wegovy Jumped After Approval for Heart Disease
July 10, 2026
LOS ANGELES, California, July 10 (TNSjou) -- The University of Southern California's Schaeffer Center for Health Policy and Economics issued the following news:

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Medicare Prescriptions for Wegovy Jumped After Approval for Heart Disease

Medicare prescriptions for Wegovy increased sharply after the program started covering the anti-obesity medication to prevent heart problems, but just a fraction of beneficiaries likely eligible received the treatme . . .

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