WeightWatchers has a plan to help employers lower healthcare costs

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As employees flock to medication management for weight loss, employers are questioning how to pay for it while juggling rising healthcare costs — but this famous weight loss platform thinks it has an answer. 

WeightWatchers has been in the employer space for over 35 years as a discounted perk companies can offer their workers. But since the fall of 2023, the wellness app and its clinic have been available as a fully covered employee benefit called WeightWatchers for Business; it offers resources like a diabetes management program and nutrition workshops, as well as prescriptions and clinical guidance for GLP-1 medications.

Deanna Cuadra
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Deanna Cuadra is a senior reporter at Employee Benefit News. Her work covers healthcare, U.S. policy and reform, challenges faced by women and parents in the workplace and innovation in work culture … Read full bio


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