Does Blue Cross Blue Shield cover Wegovy?
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Each Blue Cross Blue Shield company sets its own coverage, and several have dropped weight-loss GLP-1s. Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts ended coverage at plan renewals from January 1, 2026 (employers with more than 100 employees may keep it), and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan ended it for fully insured large groups from January 1, 2025. Check your own Blue plan's drug list.
What Blue Cross Blue Shield specifically requires
Sources: Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts: GLP-1 coverage update (Effective Jan 1, 2026); Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan provider alert: 2025 GLP-1 coverage change (Sep 27, 2024)
About BCBS coverage
- Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts ended GLP-1 coverage except for type 2 diabetes at plan renewals starting January 1, 2026. Employers with more than 100 employees may keep coverage; smaller groups and direct-pay members cannot. Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts: GLP-1 coverage update, Effective Jan 1, 2026
- Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and Blue Care Network stopped covering Saxenda, Wegovy and Zepbound for weight loss for fully insured large groups from January 1, 2025 or the group's 2025 renewal date. Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan provider alert: 2025 GLP-1 coverage change, Sep 27, 2024
- FEP Blue (federal employees) covers Zepbound with prior approval, and requires an inadequate response or intolerance to at least two oral weight-loss drugs first (policy 5.99.031). FEP Blue policy 5.99.031: Zepbound, Effective Jul 1, 2026
- FEP Blue's Zepbound criteria also require participation in a comprehensive weight management program, such as Teladoc; the first approval lasts 6 months and renewals last 12 months. FEP Blue policy 5.99.031: Zepbound, Effective Jul 1, 2026
Where to get Wegovy
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Hims Weight Loss, branded GLP-1 on a monthly membership
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Does Blue Cross Blue Shield cover Wegovy?+
Each Blue Cross Blue Shield company sets its own coverage, and several have dropped weight-loss GLP-1s. Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts ended coverage at plan renewals from January 1, 2026 (employers with more than 100 employees may keep it), and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan ended it for fully insured large groups from January 1, 2025. Check your own Blue plan's drug list.
Does Blue Cross Blue Shield require prior authorization for Wegovy?+
Yes. Blue Cross Blue Shield requires prior authorization for Wegovy. Your prescriber submits the request with the documentation listed in the BCBS criteria on this page.