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June 28, 2026JAMA Health Forum0 citationsOpen Access

GLP-1 Prescriptions for Weight Loss by Differences in Insurance Plan Coverage

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MSMahnum ShahzadPAProtima AdvaniOAOluwayomi Akintola

Key Points

  • To analyze the trends in GLP-1 prescriptions based on whether insurance plans cover these medications for weight loss.
  • Cross-sectional study design
  • Comparison of GLP-1 prescriptions between plans that cover and do not cover GLP-1s
  • Analysis of prescription trends over time
  • Increased GLP-1 prescriptions correlate with insurance coverage for weight loss
  • Lower prescription rates observed in plans without GLP-1 coverage
  • Variations in prescriptions highlight the impact of insurance on medication access for weight loss

Abstract

This cross-sectional study reports trends in glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) prescriptions for plans that do and do not cover GLP-1s for weight loss.

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Shahzad et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a40b9f361bb0a67205c6092https://doi.org/10.1001/jamahealthforum.2026.1838
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