Thursday, August 22, 2024

NAACP is a Registered Lobbyist for Pharmaceutical Giant Novo Nordisk (Lobbying for Ozempic and Wegovy)

Title: Wegovy works. But here's what happens if you can't afford to keep taking the drug

Article Snip: "...insurance coverage is very spotty. Medicare does not cover Wegovy or other weight loss drugs, and many insurers follow Medicare's lead. Increasingly, there's pressure to change this. As STAT reported last week, the Moffitt Cancer Center in Florida is lobbying for legislation that would allow Medicare to pay for obesity drugs, citing the link between obesity and cancer risk. The NAACP is also registered to lobby on this issue. ..."

Reference: www.npr.org






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