They also waive shipping fees for domestic orders exceeding $200
To address this gap in coverage for GLP-1s to treat obesity, CMS is launching a model called BALANCE (Better Approaches to Lifestyle and Nutrition for Comprehensive hEalth) under which CMS will negotiate pricing and coverage rules for GLP-1s, with the aim of expanding access to these medications and lifestyle interventions to support weight loss
The superior metabolic benefits observed with concomitantly targeting GLP-1 and GIP receptors garnered interest in developing unimolecular drugs that would combine the actions of GLP-1 and GIP (Figure 1)
Insurers are developing new programs (wellness incentives, specialty pharmacies, outcome-based rebates) to handle these drugs
The results, announced by the agency, were 6.42 million doses of unapproved and counterfeit pharmaceuticals seized, worth 15.5 million dollars, alongside 269 arrests and the dismantling of 66 criminal groups