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[DOI] [PubMed] [Google Scholar] 107.Saxena AR, Frias JP, Brown LS, et al

Cost Management Strategies Employers can implement several cost management strategies for GLP-1 coverage: Utilization Management Implement guidelines, whether strictly FDA-endorsed or slightly more flexible, for drug use and control expenses Step Therapy Patients must try cheaper weight-loss medications before moving to GLP-1 treatments Health Programs Require participation in wellness programs (nutrition, exercise, emotional well-being) before approving GLP-1 coverage Provider Restrictions Limit prescribing rights to a narrower network of physicians, groups, or vendors who can provide clinical oversight and accountability Cost-Sharing Measures Implement higher cost-share requirements to manage long-term expenses Lifetime Benefit Caps Put a lifetime payment limit on GLP-1 drugs Employers can explore many ways to manage GLP-1 drug costs, but stricter controls might reduce rebates and increase administrative expenses

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The idea that in the age of Ozempic, "hotness" is a requirement for finding a job is something my colleague Amanda Hoover wrote about recently, and pointed to an unsettling data point: "The Society for Human Resource Management surveyed about 1,000 human resource professionals in 2023 and found that about a quarter said obese employees are more likely to be perceived as unmotivated and lazy than slimmer workers." The positive effects on men's jobs from starting GLP-1s were much smaller, and the data on unpartnered men were too small to analyze