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Faced with exploding costs, Pa. seeks clampdown on Medicaid-funded use of Ozempic and other weight-loss drugs
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March 4, 2025

Faced with exploding costs, Pa. seeks clampdown on Medicaid-funded use of Ozempic and other weight-loss drugs

By FORD TURNER Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

HARRISBURG (TNS) — After adding more than $1 billion to its anticipated Medicaid costs this year specifically for Ozempic and similar weight-loss drugs, the state Department of Human Services wants

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