{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/170f7fea-3078-4315-9c6b-57b666e73855/651485e8936e0700115c9508?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Ozempic Hype Forces Employer Calls on Obesity Coverage","description":"<p>Employers are facing a big dilemma: how do they pay for the new highly effective and popular obesity medications without breaking the bank? This week, the questions are forcing companies to re-examine their attitudes on obesity as the understanding of the disease deepens. </p><p><br></p><p>Guests:</p><p><a href=\"https://www.osc.ct.gov/about.php\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Sean Scanlon</a>, Connecticut Comptroller</p><p><a href=\"https://www.hsph.harvard.edu/ecpe/faculty/jeff-levin-scherz/#:~:text=Jeff%20Levin%2DScherz%20is%20a,management%20programs%2C%20incentive%20programs%2C%20and\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Jeff Levin-Scherz</a>, WTW population health leader</p><p><a href=\"https://www.ahip.org/people/michael-j-thompson\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Mike Thompson</a>, President of the National Alliance of Healthcare Purchaser Coalitions</p><p>Olivia Quagliani, Patient</p><p><br></p><p>Learn more and read a full transcript on <a href=\"https://tradeoffs.org/2023/09/28/employer-coverage-obesity-drugs-ozempic\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">our website</a>.</p><p><br></p><p>We're also excited to share that you can now find&nbsp;<a href=\"https://tradeoffs.us3.list-manage.com/track/click?u=6ab1fc39a0b1b15521551487c&amp;id=df73a62cac&amp;e=8552a80fb6\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Tradeoffs on YouTube</a>!&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>Still not enough Tradeoffs? Sign up for our free <a href=\"https://tradeoffs.us3.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=6ab1fc39a0b1b15521551487c&amp;id=89c5edcb93&amp;utm_source=twitter-newsletter-signup&amp;utm_medium=twitter\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">weekly newsletter</a> featuring the latest health policy research and news.</p><p><br></p><p>Support this type of journalism today, <a href=\"https://tradeoffs.org/donate\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">with a gift</a>.</p>","author_name":"Tradeoffs"}