Weight-Loss Drugs Are Gobbling Up Small Town Budgets
A surprise $900,000 health insurance bill tied to the rising cost of GLP-1 weight loss drugs has forced the small town of Belchertown, MA, to make painful budget cuts, putting essential infrastructure projects on hold and sparking a broader debate over how small towns should balance healt
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