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GLP-1s and weight-loss resources

Glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) agonists have been in the spotlight as demand has grown to support type 2 diabetes and weight loss. Have questions about coverage and costs? We’re here to support your benefit strategy and your employees’ health goals.

An integrated approach to coverage

Explore a personalized approach to help you manage your GLP-1 benefit strategy. 

  • Coverage options

    We negotiate pricing through our formulary design to lower the net cost of products. You can choose to customize your benefits to include or exclude GLP-1 drug coverage for weight management.

  • Cost management

    Through prior authorization, we help ensure clinically appropriate coverage. We also use our formulary strategy to help make medications more affordable.

  • Care and support

    Making healthy lifestyle changes while taking GLP-1s can lead to sustained weight loss.*  You can choose to add the CVS Weight Management™ program to support your employee’s journey.

CVS Weight Management Supporting members for long-term success

The CVS Weight Management program helps promote healthy behavior change which may even improve the effectiveness of GLP-1 drugs.

 

The program offers:

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  • One-on-one lifestyle counseling and personalized nutrition planning from a dedicated registered dietitian.
  • Digital app for clinically precise AI-driven support and coaching, plus tools to help with meal planning, calorie tracking and more.
  • Connected devices, including a scale and other devices, as needed, to help support and track progress.
  • Support for members currently taking a weight management medicine, and for self-funded customers, the option to add support for members who qualify, but don’t have a prescription yet.

Text transcript for “Encouragement when you need it most” video: 1:46

 

Background music: Upbeat music plays during the entire video.

 

Media description (scene 1): Jason, a CVS Weight Management program participant, shares his weight management story.

 

Narration: I've always had an issue with weight management. I've had a lot of ups and downs over the course of my life. Started off in high school… was a big kid, played football.

 

Media description (scene 2): A scale shows a number going up until it reaches 280.

 

Narration: Got up to about 280 pounds.

 

Media description (scene 3): Split screen that shows a family on one side and a dad’s body growing larger in the waist.

 

Narration: But then, you know, met my wife, had some kids. And Dad weight packed on a little bit.

 

Media description (scene 4): A scale shows a number going up until it reaches 320. A series of healthy foods replaces the scale.

 

Narration: And I found myself around 320 pounds and tried a lot of different diets, and I got myself down to about 215 pounds. It was tough to maintain. I met with my doctor, and he introduced me to a medicine, Saxenda.

 

Media description (scene 5): A plate of food with larger portions. The food on the plate gets smaller.

 

Narration: And that was really helpful because part of the issue that I had and was really tough to control was the portions. And Saxenda really helped there.

 

Media description (scene 6): The CVS Weight Management program app with images of healthy food, a scale and a provider, to show range of program support.

 

Narration: And around the same time, I was introduced to the CVS Weight Management program.

 

Media description (scene 7): Text bubbles between Jason and Frankie, a CVS Weight Management program dietitian.

 

On-screen text: Participants are paired with CVS Weight Management™ program registered dietitians.

 

Narration: And so I got introduced to Frankie. And it was really helpful because Saxenda winded up not being available. And so I was kind of freaking out because I had made some decent progress. It was about 20 or 30 pounds at the time.

 

Media description (scene 8): Tempting holiday foods surround Jason.

 

Narration: And it was approaching a really tough time through the holidays.

 

Media description (scene 9): Portion-controlled food on a plate.

 

Narration: And she gave me some really good advice about how to continue to maintain portion control.

 

Media description (scene 10): A scale shows numbers going down until it reaches 260. Confetti appears around the scale.

 

Narration: And now I haven't had the medicine at all since October and about 60 pounds loss overall. So I've managed to double what I've lost without medicine at all.

 

Media description (scene 11): A series of steps that show a sneaker, bread with downward arrow, a barbell and a scale, with Jason and dietitian making progress up the steps.

 

Narration: It just felt good to have somebody to talk to, somebody that was encouraging and supportive and really giving me successful tips.

 

On-screen text: The CVS Weight Management™ program combined with GLP-1 therapy may support enhanced weight loss, improved metabolic outcomes and sustainable lifestyle habits for long-term success.

 

The program offers:

 

  • One-on-one support from a team of clinicians, including registered dietitians
  • A nutrition plan personalized to fit your unique needs and preferences
  • Behavioral strategies to overcome barriers to weight loss
  • Connected body weight scale and other devices to support and track your progress 
  • The Health Optimizer® app with helpful guides, recipes, goal setting and much more

Patient stories and patient names are presented for illustrative purposes only. Any resemblance to an actual individual is coincidental. Unless otherwise specified, images contained within are licensed or the property of CVS Health® or one of its affiliates.

 

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For more information about the CVS Weight Management™ program contact your Aetna® representative. 

 

Aetna® is the brand name used for products and services provided by one or more of the Aetna group of companies, including Aetna Life Insurance Company and its affiliates (Aetna). Pharmacy benefits are administered by an affiliated pharmacy benefit manager, CVS Caremark. Aetna® is part of the CVS Health® family of companies.

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