Sep 3, 2024 | Biosimilar, Drug costs, GLP-1s, Humira, Mounjaro, Ozempic, Rx Costs, Stelara, Trulicity, Wegovy
Humira continued to be the costliest prescription drug for self-funded health plans in 2023 by a comfortable margin, according to a recent Milliman commercial drug trends review. Used to treat a variety of conditions from Crohn’s to rheumatoid arthritis and psoriatic...
May 13, 2024 | Diabetes, Kurt Harden, MedBen University, Mounjaro, Ozempic, Wegovy, Weight loss, Zepbound
At recent MedBen University roundtables, MedBen President & CEO Kurt Harden examined how the growing public awareness of two diabetes drugs with a desirable side effect – significant weight loss – means that these $1,000-per-month medications are not always being...
Sep 18, 2023 | Announcements, Diabetes, MedBen Rx, Ozempic, Weight loss
Important information for MedBen Rx clients using the Ventegra formulary: Effective October 1, an appropriate ICD-10 diagnosis code for type 2 diabetes will be required for certain Ozempic prescriptions and all other GLP-1 class medications. Ozempic and other GLP-1...
