But one researcher, John Cawley, a professor of economics and public policy at Cornell University, and his colleagues found that while obesity basically doubles a persons annual health care costs, the savings associated with public insurance plans covering GLP-1s for just obesity treatment are dependent on the patients body mass index, or BMI
Depending on the patient, lab testing may help evaluate hormone patterns, thyroid function, blood sugar regulation, nutrient deficiencies, inflammatory markers, and other indicators that may impact weight-loss success
Fat-dissolving is an inflammatory process it needs time to work & recover
But one economist who has studied the cost of this new class of drugs told WBEZ the states yearly outlay could be as much as three times the states estimate, depending on the number of people who access the program
BPC 157 treatment allowed for injury healing that was sustained over the course of 72 days 1