Many small towns across the country added GLP-1 weight-loss drugs to their employee health insurance plans. Now, <a href="https://www.wsj.com/us-news/u-s-towns-paid-for-teachers-and-cops-to-use-weight-loss-drugs-it-broke-the-bank-3c46ec87?mod=WSJ_TJPOD">some of those towns</a> are being hit with huge unexpected premiums as use of the drugs continues to grow. <a href="https://www.wsj.com/news/author/imani-moise?mod=WSJ_TJPOD">Imani Moise</a> speaks to a selectwoman from Belchertown, MA who helped navigate her town through a devastating bill and WSJ’s <a href="https://www.wsj.com/news/author/owen-tucker-smith?mod=WSJ_TJPOD">Owen Tucker-Smith</a> takes us through the economics for towns around the country. 
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