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The Real-World Costs of GLP-1 Receptor Agonist Treatment

2025-10-25 health economics Title + abstract only
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BackgroundThe high cost and widespread use of glucagon-like peptide 1 receptor agonists (GLP-1RAs) are a concern for healthcare budgets. Whether GLP-1RA use reduces other health care spending is unclear. MethodsWe conducted a cohort study using insurance claims data for United States adults aged 18-64 from 2016-2024, matching GLP-1RA treated members with untreated members (controls) on baseline demographics, clinical conditions, hospitalization, and medication use. Primary outcomes were per mem...

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