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Insurance plans could cover blockbuster weight-loss medications such as Wegovy and Ozempic, but the benefits may not be accessible to everyone

Pharmaceutical giant Novo Nordisk has turned to influential Black Americans in pursuit of what would be a lucrative victory: having Medicare cover a new class of weight loss drugs, including

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Novo Nordisk, maker of Wegovy and Ozempic, has partnered with influential Black Americans to push Medicare to cover weight loss drugs.

Novo Nordisk, the dominant company in the multibillion-dollar market for weight loss drugs, focuses on Black lawmakers and opinion leaders to spread the message that obesity is a chronic disease that needs treatment.

Drugmaker Novo Nordisk focuses on Black lawmakers and opinion leaders to spread the message that obesity is a chronic disease — worth treating at a cost of $1,000 or more a month.

Novo Nordisk has spent millions of dollars over a decade lobbying for obesity drugs to be covered by Medicare. It could soon happen.

Novo Nordisk has spent millions of dollars over a decade lobbying for obesity drugs to be covered by Medicare. It could soon happen.

Novo Nordisk has spent millions of dollars over a decade lobbying for obesity drugs to be covered by Medicare. It could soon happen.

To a frustrated President Volodymyr Zelensky, NATO’s reticence on Tuesday to concretely welcome Ukraine into the Western alliance was “absurd” — that is, a missed opportunity to fortify his country in a language Russia understands. “Uncertainty is weakness,” Zelensky tweeted. To President Biden, NATO’s approach to Ukraine in a carefully worded statement with no date…