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CEO of company of popular weight loss drugs to face Senate questions over high costs in U.S.

Name: CEO of company of popular weight loss drugs to face Senate questions over high costs in U.S.
Uploaded: 2024-09-24T07:39:00-0400
Duration: 4 min 30 s
Description: Senior investigative consumer correspondent Anna Werner looked into the high prices of weight loss drugs in the U.S. as research shows Americans pay far more for some of the popular drugs compared to people in other countries. One of the drugs, Wegovy, costs $1,300 per month in the U.S. and just over $90 in the U.K.

Senior investigative consumer correspondent Anna Werner looked into the high prices of weight loss drugs in the U.S. as research shows Americans pay far more for some of the popular drugs compared to people in other countries. One of the drugs, Wegovy, costs $1,300 per month in the U.S. and just over $90 in the U.K.