Utilization management is being leveraged heavily to control costs as demand soars. PBMs are leveraging competition to bring down net costs for employers. It’s also been noted that access and rebates may be impacted by step therapy or BMI requirements. Other considerations for employers include the long-term health complications associated with obesity, lending to the increasing adoption of GLP-1s among employer-sponsored plans. 

Rebates and benefit design are featured prominently across the discussion, showing the importance of PBMs and their ability to drive competition in the market that brings down net costs for plan sponsors and CMS.