We definitely want patients to do their part with the diet and exercise, but unfortunately, and from a practical standpoint, that itself frequently is not enough, Hong said, adding that usually by the time patients see doctors, they have failed at achieving results through those means
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So the case becomes less about any one GLP-1 drug and more about who has the authority to balance access against affordability
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