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Lauren Ball, Professor of Community Health and Wellbeing, The University of Queensland

Would subsidising weight loss drugs make health care fairer?

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GLP-1 medicines such as Ozempic, Wegovy and Mounjaro have transformed the treatment of obesity, but access to them in Australia increasingly depends on something much less medical: whether you can afford them.

Around half a million Australians are now using GLP-1 medicines. Nearly half access these medicines privately, paying between A$200 and $700 a month out of pocket.

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