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Spotty insurance coverage for GLP-1 drugs gets worse

NPR | By Sydney Lupkin
Published April 15, 2026 at 4:39 PM CDT

Insurance coverage of blockbuster obesity drugs has been spotty at best over the years, and it looks like things are getting worse, not better. Plans are dropping coverage or restricting it further.

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Sydney Lupkin is the pharmaceuticals correspondent for NPR.
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