The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved Wegovy for adults and children 12 years and older who have a body mass index (BMI) of 30 or higher or who have a BMI of 27 or higher with a related medical condition, such as high blood pressure, Type 2 diabetes, or high cholesterol
For a meaningful number of Medicare patients, especially the ones the program was supposed to help most, the Bridge is not the deal the press releases make it sound like
The gallbladder is a small organ that stores bile produced by the liver and releases it into the small intestine through the bile duct to help digest fats when the food reaches the small intestine
While, previously, patients with severe OSA would likely require CPAP therapy for the remainder of their lives, especially as OSA tends to worsen with age and weight increase, these obesity-targeting medications offer the potential for some patients to become less dependent on CPAP or be managed using lower, more tolerable pressures. Indeed, patients on tirzepatide had about a 50% reduction in the apnea-hypopnea index and significant improvements in hypoxemia
doi:10.1002/fsn3.1837