The agreement between the two pharmaceutical manufacturers and the federal government was announced on November 6, 2025 in a White House fact sheet from the White House and press releases from Eli Lilly and Novo Nordisk
Ozempic is prescribed on a specific schedule with a gradual dosage increase, allowing your body to adjust to the medication and potentially reducing gastrointestinal side effects
However, clinical trials combined the medications with reduced calorie intake (500-calorie deficit) and moderate physical activity (150 minutes weekly)
* Note on Methodology: Savings figures based on January, February and March 2026 data from employers enrolled in Noom Med with SmartRx across a client population of 24,638 members, of which 367 utilized GLP-1 medications in 2025, as reported directly by the employer
Finally, we consider factors that could limit the impact of these therapies, outlining reasons why our expectations may not be fully realized
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