Senator Bernie Sanders is upping the pressure on Novo Nordisk to lower the cost of Wegovy in the U.S., although the Danish drugmaker asserts it charges lower prices in Europe because governments there can negotiate prices.
Both pharmaceutical companies separately released data on Monday showing that pills from the same class as Novo's Wegovy are about as effective as injected weight loss medicines.
President-elect Donald Trumps vow to repeal the Affordable Care Act sent shares of hospital chains and insurers tumbling on the possibility that millions of customers could lose coverage.