Broward schools cut coverage of weight-loss drugs to save $12 million

The Broward school district will no longer cover popular weight-loss medications on its insurance plans, leading to complaints that the district is putting its financial health ahead of employees’ health.

The School Board recently decided to stop covering GLP-1 medications, such as Wegovy and Zepbound, for employees using them for weight loss. The drugs will still be covered for diabetes use, district officials say.

The change takes effect April 1 and affects 2,216 people on district health insurance plans, Dildra Martin-Ogburn, director of benefits and employment services, told the Superintendent’s Insurance and Wellness Advisory Committee on Wednesday.

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