Last Published 06.01.2026 Effective Date: 06.01.2026 This policy addresses the use of Orencia (abatacept) injection for intravenous infusion for the treatment of polyarticular juvenile idiopathic arthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, psoriatic arthritis, chronic graft-versus-host disease, and immune checkpoint inhibitor-related toxicities
Injectable weight loss medications like Ozempic, Wegovy, and Mounjaro have surged in popularity over the past year
Switching to the oral small molecule glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) orforglipron after taking injectable GLP-1s helped patients maintain mostbut not allof their weight loss, according to a clinical trial led by Weill Cornell Medicine and NewYork-Presbyterian investigators
Tahara N, Tahara A, Honda A, et al
Weight-loss jabs also appear to be affecting how much people spend on eating out