Should Medicare, Medicaid Cover Anti-Obesity Drugs? Doctors Speak Out
Joe Biden wants diabetes drugs that aid weight loss and treat obesity, such as Wegovy, to fall under Medicare and Medicaid.
7.4 million Americans could gain Medicare or Medicaid coverage for anti-obesity drugs under Biden proposal
Millions more senior citizens and lower-income Americans could obtain coverage for costly anti-obesity drugs under a proposal ...
Ozempic, Wegovy covered by Medicare and Medicaid under Biden admin proposal for anti-obesity GLP-1 drugs
The Biden administration is looking to expand access to anti-obesity GLP-1 drugs like Ozempic and Wegovy for people who have ...
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Biden Proposes Coverage of Obesity Drugs in Medicare, Medicaid
Medicare and Medicaid recipients with obesity would have access to coverage of pricey GLP-1 receptor agonists like ...
Biden administration proposes expanding obesity drug coverage under Medicare and Medicaid
The Biden administration has proposed a new rule to “significantly” expand coverage of anti-obesity medications for Americans ...
Biden proposes expanded Medicare, Medicaid coverage of obesity drugs
U.S. President Joe Biden on Tuesday proposed expanding coverage of anti-obesity drugs, like Novo Nordisk's Wegovy, for more ...
Biden Proposes Medicare, Medicaid Coverage of Obesity Drugs
The Biden administration is proposing a rule that would require the US government to cover weight-loss drugs, potentially ...
White House Proposes Big Expansion of Medicare, Medicaid Coverage of Obesity Drugs
More than seven million additional Americans could get coverage for popular drugs such as Zepbound and Wegovy under the ...
Obesity Drugs Would Be Covered by Medicare and Medicaid Under Biden Proposal
The Biden administration, in one of its last major policy directives, proposed on Tuesday that Medicare and Medicaid cover ...
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Medicare Drug Plans May Soon Add Anti-Obesity Coverage
As officials put the change in draft rules for 2026, the incoming president's Medicare agency pick might support it.
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Biden proposes Medicare, Medicaid cover anti-obesity drugs
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services is attempting to cover anti-obesity medications under Medicare Part D and ...