Employee Benefit News July 24, 2025
The demand for popular weight loss drugs isn’t slowing down anytime soon — and offering them in your benefits package could play a key role in recruiting younger generations of employees.
According to data from KFF, over 12% of Americans have tried these medications and nearly 40% using them solely for weight loss. But as access remains limited — often by cost or insurance coverage — companies are now evaluating how, or whether, to include these drugs in their benefits packages.
“In the last few years, a lot of the conversation around obesity has been on the interest in GLP-1s and their cost,” Elina Onitskansky, founder and chief executive of Ilant Health, previously shared with EBN. “We believe that...
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