As employers grapple with how to pay for these medications, some are exploring strategies like: Limiting coverage to patients with the highest need Pairing GLP-1 coverage with a dietician to improve nutrition, support for physical exercise and intensive behavioral health therapy Alternative payment models that hold drug manufacturers accountable for producing results GLP-1s deliver impressive clinical results but at a steep cost
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The key milestones include: exenatide approval (2005), liraglutide approval (2010), semaglutide injection approval (2017), oral semaglutide with SNAC approval (2019), orforglipron cryo-EM structure published (2020), orforglipron Phase 2 results in NEJM (2023), orforglipron Phase 3 ATTAIN-1 results in NEJM (2025), and FDA regulatory submission (2025)
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