Author Archives: Dina

Starbucks is ending GLP-1 coverage for weight loss as employer costs climb – Business Insider

Starbucks is pulling back coverage for weight-loss drugs, a reversal that comes as employers’ spending on popular GLP-1 medicines soars. Starting in October, the Seattle-based coffee chain’s health plans will no longer cover GLP-1 medications prescribed for weight loss for benefits-eligible employees, though the drugs may still be covered for other conditions. Starbucks offers health…

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Korean aesthetics firms target growing US medspa market amid weight-loss drug boom – KED Global

Skin care clinic (Courtesy of Getty Images) South Korea’s major pharmaceutical companies are stepping up their bets on medical aesthetics, a market long dominated by smaller injectable specialists and device makers, as global demand for K-beauty procedures expands.Daewoong Pharmaceutical A client receives a non-surgical face-lifting and contouring treatment (Courtesy of Getty Images) K-beauty is finding…

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