Evernorth, the health services division of The Cigna Group, announced the benefit that will make popular weight loss medications Wegovy and Zepbound more available to patients.

Only half of health insurer Cigna's clients currently cover the popular GLP-1 weight loss drugs Wegovy and Zepbound because of their high costs. But the company's pharmacy benefits unit Evernorth ...

The agreements by the company’s pharmacy benefits manager are part of a pitch to employers alarmed by spiking costs for popular new weight-loss treatments including Novo’s Wegovy and Lilly’s ...

Wegovy will now be the GLP-1 weight loss drug of choice under plans that are managed by CVS Caremark. If they stay on Zepbound for their GLP-1 weight loss treatment, they will have to pay full ...

Cigna Group said on Thursday its pharmacy benefit management unit had launched a program aiming to cap annual cost increases for health insurance providers and employers from new weight-loss drugs ...

The company hopes the new discount, which caps monthly out-of-pocket costs at $200 for Wegovy and Zepbound, will convince more employers to offer coverage of the drugs.

Dropped FILE PHOTO: Zepbound has been replaced with Wegovy for customers of CVS Caremark. (DOUGLAS SACHA/Douglas - stock.adobe.com) ByCox Media Group National Content Desk July 01, 2025 at 1:16 pm EDT ...