A state employee is worried for her health after the State Health Plan cut coverage of expensive weight loss drugs, like Wegovy. Will the state reconsider?
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The lawsuit, filed earlier this month, names big pharmaceutical players like Eli Lilly, CVS, and UnitedHealth. Lawyers for Henrico say the companies were “unjustly enriched” as the county was made to pay “fictitious prices” for insulin, a key drug for 11% of Americans who live with diabetes.
The State Health Plan redacted documents on weight-loss drug pricing after the plan director said it faced pressure from the pharmacy benefit manager and the drug maker.
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