France Becomes First EU Nation to Reimburse Weight-Loss Medications
France is set to become the first European Union country to partially reimburse the cost of weight-loss medications for obese patients. This move aims to make anti-obesity drugs more accessible to those who need them.
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France to partially reimburse weight-loss drugs for obesity patients
The obesity treatments Wegovy and Mounjaro will be covered starting in mid-June in France, under a controlled framework. This measure will cost the state an estimated €100 million annually.
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France will reimburse the cost of weight-loss drugs prescribed to severely obese patients from mid-June in a first for a European Union country, Health Minister Stephanie Rist said on Thursday. Novo Nordisk’s Wegovy and Eli Lilly’s Mounjaro medications have led a boom in anti-obesity treatment, attracting interest from governments keen to address rising overweight levels worldwide. Rist estimated the annual cost to the state at around €100 million (US$116 million) at full roll-out. Patients...
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France's public health system will soon start to cover most of the cost of weight-loss drugs Wegovy and Mounjaro for severely obese patients.
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