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Obesity Medicine and Insurance Woes

Docs Who Lift

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The Cost Effectiveness of Medication

"I feel like insurance, on the one hand works against us. On the other hand, is almost too easy," he says. "And then it drives the cost up or it allows pharma to keep their cost up because it's getting paid for for a lot of people." He doesn't necessarily think every single person who could get thousands of dollars worth of medication should be if they don't truly need it. 'We got to do a good job as clinicians, helping people who really need it get it'

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