Only 12% of adults have tried GLP-1 drugs such as Ozempic to treat chronic disease or weight loss. It's even lower among Medicare patients.
, and 26% said they were prescribed the medication to manage heart disease. Only 22% said they were recommended the medication for obesity.
Drugmakers have struggled to keep up with sky-high demand for the breakthrough medications, with Novo reporting last week that at least 25,000 people in the U.S. are starting Wegovy each week.men and women in the U.S. are medically overweight, and more than 2 in 5 are obese, according to theNearly 60% of insured patients said their plan covered a portion of their GLP-1 prescription cost, and slightly under 1 in 4 said insurance covered the entire cost of their prescription.
Overall, the KFF survey found that adults between 50 and 64 were most likely to have used a GLP-1 drug, but younger patients were more likely to have used them exclusively for weight loss.
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