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In fact, in 2024 alone, more than 600,000 prescriptions for the medications were dispersed in Minnesota, a 13% increase from 2023, <a href="https://www.axios.com/2025/01/03/glp-anti-obesity-drug-use-ozempic-wegovy">according to an Axios report</a>.', '_version': 2, 'componentVariation': 'paragraph'}, 'original_ref': 'www.audacy.com/_components/paragraph/instances/cm7xmpcn0000g01vo5xzzl5hh@published'}, {'data': {'text': 'The annual cost of a GLP-1 medication, the revolutionary diabetes drug that has been found to help users also trim back their waistline, can be $11,000 or more for those without insurance.', '_version': 2, 'componentVariation': 'paragraph'}, 'original_ref': 'www.audacy.com/_components/paragraph/instances/cm7xmpcn0000h01vovzpgezpk@published'}, {'data': {'text': 'As a means of attacking these high prices, a new bill would mandate coverage for the “management and treatment of obesity,” including through FDA-approved weight loss drugs.', '_version': 2, 'componentVariation': 'paragraph'}, 'original_ref': 'www.audacy.com/_components/paragraph/instances/cm7xmpcn0000i01vobftbvwgm@published'}, {'data': {'text': 'However, the bill doesn’t stop there, as it also looks to provide coverage for bariatric surgery and “evidence-based” behavioral and lifestyle interventions like nutrition counseling, when being used to help treat obesity.', '_version': 2, 'componentVariation': 'paragraph'}, 'original_ref': 'www.audacy.com/_components/paragraph/instances/cm7xmpcn0000j01vo3t89502v@published'}, {'data': {'text': 'Experts have pointed to the benefits of the medications, which have helped Americans lose weight while at the same time reducing their risk for more serious conditions like heart attacks and strokes.', '_version': 2, 'componentVariation': 'paragraph'}, 'original_ref': 'www.audacy.com/_components/paragraph/instances/cm7xmpcn0000k01vonj4wigbu@published'}, {'data': {'text': 'One point of contention for the coverage mandate is that the Affordable Care Act requires states to help cover private insurers’ costs for mandates that go beyond what is required by federal law.', '_version': 2, 'componentVariation': 'paragraph'}, 'original_ref': 'www.audacy.com/_components/paragraph/instances/cm7xmpcn0000l01voaz9dexx3@published'}, {'data': {'text': 'This means that the state could be responsible for an estimated $2.6 million to $8 million in the first year, according to an analysis of an earlier version of the bill from the Minnesota Commerce Department.', '_version': 2, 'componentVariation': 'paragraph'}, 'original_ref': 'www.audacy.com/_components/paragraph/instances/cm7xmpcn0000m01vomu41xc2v@published'}, {'data': {'text': '<a href="https://www.axios.com/local/twin-cities/2025/03/06/minnesota-insurance-mandate-weight-loss-drugs">Richfield Rep. 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