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North Carolina eliminated GLP-1 coverage beginning October 2025 due to a budget stalemate in the legislature, but coverage was reinstated in December 2025, bringing the total number of states covering GLP-1s for obesity to 13 as of January 2026

Should circumstances around insurance coverage or pricing change in the coming months or years, there may be an increase in GLP-1 weight loss users and longer periods of compliance

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Alongside these benefits of GLP-1RAs, however, is an increased propensity for GI adverse events, notably nausea, when compared with insulin

Still, it raises concerns about side effects, especially facial volume loss (Ozempic Face), which is now becoming a common topic in aesthetic medicine