How some insurance companies like Manulife are about to stop covering “lifestyle” medications like Ozempic for the treatment of obesity for people who are already on the medication with successful outcomes. In the spirit of cruelty, they are about to lose the medication that has vastly improved their health and future health outcomes. I discuss this in more detail on the show.

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