The key word is "temporary." If you are in the 70 to 80% whose symptoms resolve within weeks, a brief period of discomfort may be a reasonable trade-off
If youre wondering whether any weight loss drugs are covered by insurance, the short answer is yes, but eligibility depends on your plan type and a handful of clinical factors
If a patient has a BMI over 30, or over 27 with at least one weight-related health condition, some insurers will approve coverage after a prior authorization process that documents the medical necessity and failed attempts with other therapies, says Suzanne Manzi, MD, a board-certified obesity medicine, pain medicine, rehabilitation, and electrodiagnostic medicine physician and co-founder of Performance Pain and Sports Medicine in Houston, Texas
The dosage is titrated every 4 weeks