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GLP-1 employer coverage is frozen, not growing

7/9/2026

About 36% of employers cover GLP-1 drugs for both diabetes and weight loss, matching last year's figure and up from 34% in 2024, according to a recent survey.

The two-point gain from 2024 looks, at first read, like forward motion.

The more recent comparison is the one worth holding: coverage did not move from 2025 into the current survey period, and many employers are finding ways around broader access rather than choosing to build it.

What the numbers say A gain from 34% to 36% is the kind of data point that gets packaged as a trend. The problem is it stopped there. Coverage held flat year over year, from 2025 to the current survey period, at 36%.

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