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Weight-Loss Drugs Spur More Spending on Other Health-Care Costs

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By Michelle Amponsah
| Bloomberg Tax Verified
Weight-loss drugs significantly improve health, though they’re also tied to increased spending on other medical care that’s sustained over time, a new study found. ’s semaglutide, the active ingredient in both Wegovy and Ozempic, led to significant reductions in weight, blood pressure and cholesterol after two years. Excluding the price of the drugs, which can top $1,000 a month, health care costs for insurers rose by $67 a month in patients with diabetes and $81 a month for those without it.
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Weight-Loss Drugs Spur More Spending on Other Health-Care Costs

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By Michelle Amponsah
| Bloomberg Law Verified
Weight-loss drugs significantly improve health, though they’re also tied to increased spending on other medical care that’s sustained over time, a new study found. ’s semaglutide, the active ingredient in both Wegovy and Ozempic, led to significant reductions in weight, blood pressure and cholesterol after two years. Excluding the price of the drugs, which can top $1,000 a month, health care costs for insurers rose by $67 a month in patients with diabetes and $81 a month for those without it.
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Qué están comiendo los niños en EE.UU.: alimentos ultraprocesados lideran la lista

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By Michelle Amponsah, Andrey Rudakov
| Bloomberg Línea Verified
Bloomberg — Los estadounidenses obtienen más de la mitad de sus calorías diarias de alimentos ultraprocesados, y los artículos salados y azucarados representan una porción aún mayor de los platos de los niños, según un estudio gubernamental. Alrededor del 62% de la dieta infantil procede de alimentos muy procesados como hamburguesas, bollería, sandwiches y pizza, según la encuesta sobre nutrición de los Centros para el Control y la Prevención de Enfermedades de EE.UU. publicada el jueves.
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