West Virginia residents struggle to afford GLP-1 weight loss drugs after state ends subsidy program

A class of drugs known as GLP-1s have been helping people lose weight, but out of pocket costs put them out of reach for many Americans. In West Virginia, a subsidy program for public employees was showing promising results, but then the state abruptly ended it, leaving many searching for new solutions.

One beneficiary was Hilaria Swisher. She has struggled with her weight since she was little, but GLP-1 drugs have recently helped her.

"That's not me," she said, of an old photo of herself. "I look at that person and who I am now and I don't see me there. And even when this picture was taken, I didn't see me."