The Journal. · Monday, June 29, 2026
Belchertown's regional health insurance trust has decided to cease covering GLP-1 medications for weight loss. This decision comes after the trust experienced significant financial problems attributed to the rising costs and usage of these drugs.
“The trust said that GLP1s for weight loss were a significant contributor to their financial problems.”
“We're losing a lot of money every year because of this and we're gonna need you guys to pay in the middle of the year, which is really unusual for this trust, to just keep us afloat.”
“As for Belchertown, their insurance trust ultimately decided to stop covering GLP1s for weight loss.”