Federal law allows compounding pharmacies to make copies of name brand drugs while there’s a supply shortage. But there's a loophole.
People with private insurance are most likely to be able to get prescription weight loss drugs covered. Less than 10% of people who got semaglutide last year were on Medicaid.
Food and beverage developers are working overtime on new products that appeal to the changing tastes of obesity drug users.
Old laws and the high cost of these drugs have been obstacles for wider coverage.
