Obesity drugs may be sold at just $149 a month, get covered under Medicare under a reported White House deal in the works


The White House is close to announcing a deal with drugmakers Eli Lilly and Novo Nordisk that would cut the price of obesity drugs to $149 per month in some cases and extend coverage to certain Medicare and Medicaid beneficiaries, according to media reports Tuesday.

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