A Smarter GLP-1 Strategy Starts with Better Data, Better Design and Better Results
DOWNLOAD THE INSIDER'S GLP-1 EMPLOYER BENEFIT DESIGN PLAYBOOK
Learn how leading organizations are reducing pharmacy spend while improving member outcomes
GLP-1 costs continue to accelerate, yet most employer strategies – denials, blanket exclusions and simplistic UM controls – fail to deliver sustainable savings.
Why? Because they overlook two key fundamentals:
- Not all members will benefit from GLP-1s. Up to 73% discontinue within 12 months, and 18% of fully adherent members are non-responders – leading to repeated $5,000-$10,000 “failed trials.”
- Consumer experience matters. If alternatives aren’t intuitive, appealing and guided, frustration and appeals will intensify. Members don’t want prescriptions – they want results!
This insider’s playbook outlines a data-driven, real-world framework employers can use to:
- Predict responders and non-responders using consumer-grade data and AI/ML
- Implement consumerized lifestyle and behavioral alternatives that actually work
- Design structured off-ramps that maintain outcomes after medication stops
- Reduce waste, improve adherence, and align outcomes with affordability
What You'll Learn
✔️ Why traditional GLP-1 UM approaches backfire
✔️ Evidence on real-world persistence, discontinuation, and non-response
✔️ How to build step-up pathways using behavioral programs and connected health tools
✔️ What “wraparound supports” should look like to keep members on track
✔️ The data, models, and operations employers should demand from any digital-health partner
