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Lawmakers grilled the CEO of Novo Nordisk for more than two hours during a Senate Health Committee hearing focused on addressing the high cost Ozempic and Wegovy.During the hearing, U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders accused Novo Nordisk, the drug company producing Ozempic and Wegovy, of overcharging Americans for the medications used to treat diabetes and obesity.“If not made affordable Americans throughout this country will needlessly die and suffer,” Sanders said. In the U.S.
Jorgensen also pointed out that Wegovy, which was approved in 2021, is covered by half of commercial insurance plans and Medicaid plans. The company is working to get seniors coverage too.“Today 80% of all Americans with insurance have access to this medicine at $25 or less for a month’s supply, so it’s a price point at the pharmacy counter we have to talk about,” Jorgensen said.
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