For Humana commercial plans, the 2026 PA criteria require five elements: BMI of 30 or higher, or BMI 27 to 29.9 with at least one weight-related comorbidity (type 2 diabetes, hypertension, dyslipidemia, OSA, CVD), documentation of a structured weight management program for at least 6 months in the past 24 months, prescriber attestation that lifestyle changes alone have been inadequate, age 18 or older, and concurrent reduced-calorie diet and physical activity
Findings were presented during the Society for Vascular Surgerys Vascular Annual Meeting, in New Orleans, Louisiana
Evidence indicates that the pancreatic islet is dynamic, plastic, and characterized by processes of trans-differentiation and de-differentiation in a high percentage of T2DM subjects
theoretical beta-cell support
Both agents exert metabolic effects