Juliette Cubanski

deputy director of the Kaiser Family Foundation’s program on Medicare policy

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New analysis from the Kaiser Family Foundation shows that Medicare spending on weight loss drugs like Ozempic rose to $5.7 billion in 2022 — up from $57 million in 2018.

Diabetes drug Ozempic is costing Medicare billions of dollars

New analysis from the Kaiser Family Foundation shows that Medicare spending on weight loss drugs like Ozempic rose to $5.7 billion in 2022 — up from $57 million in 2018.

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