Medicare BALANCE Obesity Drug Pilot Collapses
Medicare's BALANCE obesity drug pilot has failed after insurers declined to join, forcing the government to seek alternative GLP-1 coverage paths.
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Medicare's BALANCE obesity drug pilot has failed after insurers declined to join, forcing the government to seek alternative GLP-1 coverage paths.
Eli Lilly's CEO says structural barriers will cap GLP-1 weight-loss drug adoption at 40-50% of eligible patients, mirroring statin penetration rates.
Novo Nordisk faces shareholder scrutiny as its stock drops 45% since CEO ouster, while rival Eli Lilly surges to a $1 trillion market cap.
Eli Lilly's triple-G drug retatrutide showed significant HbA1C and weight reductions in type 2 diabetes patients at 40 weeks in a 2026 late-stage trial.