NC State Health Plan ends coverage for popular weight-loss drugs, like Wegovy

RALEIGH, N.C. (WTVD) -- North Carolina State Health Plan will no longer cover popular weight-loss drugs, effective on Monday.

Board members voted in January to exclude all coverage of obesity medications, such as Wegovy.

This will end coverage for plan members who are grandfathered in and already taking the medications.

The plan spent more than $1 million on weight-loss drugs last year. That's roughly 10 percent of its net pharmacy spending.

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