Diabetes drugs could become an effective way to treat behavioral issues and addiction. WSJ’s Daniela Hernandez breaks down the science on how they work and how they could change psychiatry forever. Photo illustration: Elizabeth Smelov
WSJ’s Daniela Hernandez breaks down the science of how diabetes drugs work—and how they could change psychiatry. Photo illustration: Elizabeth Smelovtaken by millions of Americans would be a problem for health insurers. After all, they ultimately foot the bill. But it is more complicated than that: Some insurance giants actually stand to profit from the Ozempic craze., which are used for both diabetes and obesity.
But federally supported Medicare and Medicaid still don’t cover the drugs for obesity, and much of the commercial market is self-insured. In other words, even though your insurance card says “Aetna” or “UnitedHealthcare,” those companies in some cases only act as administrators. That means employers are the ones bearing theThis copy is for your personal, non-commercial use only. Distribution and use of this material are governed by our Subscriber Agreement and by copyright law.
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