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Biden administration unveils plan to cover weight loss meds under Medicare, Medicaid
The Trump administration would need to finalize the proposed Medicare and Medicaid rule before it would take effect.
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Weight loss drugs could soon be covered by Medicare and Medicaid
The Biden administration is looking to extend Medicare and Medicaid coverage to include obesity drugs like Wegovy and Zepbound. Weight loss drugs are now excluded from mandatory coverage.
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Biden Proposes Medicare Coverage for Anti-Obesity Drugs
President Joe Biden has proposed expanding Medicare and Medicaid coverage for anti-obesity drugs to over 7 million Americans.
Novo, Lilly shares rise as Biden proposes obesity care coverage
Shares of weight-loss drugmakers Novo Nordisk and Eli Lilly rose on Tuesday after U.S. President Joe Biden proposed expanding ...
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New Proposal Aims to Expand Medicaid and Medicare Coverage for Obesity Drugs
If made official, the proposed rule would give Part D and Medicaid beneficiaries expanded coverage to antiobesity drugs ...
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Biden proposes Medicare and Medicaid cover costly weight-loss drugs for millions of obese Americans
Millions of Americans with obesity would be eligible to have popular weight-loss drugs like Wegovy or Zepbound covered by ...
Obesity Drugs Would Be Covered by Medicare and Medicaid Under Biden Proposal
The proposed rule could give millions of Americans access to the new drugs; it will also put pressure on the incoming Trump administration.
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Proposed changes could make weight-loss drugs more accessible to millions of Americans
CMS proposes changes to Medicare and Medicaid to cover weight-loss drugs, recognizing obesity as a disease. This could expand ...
New York Sun1h
Could Biden Administration’s Proposal To Cover Weight Loss Drugs Lead To ‘Surge in the National Debt’?
The Biden administration’s latest proposal to allow Medicare and Medicaid to cover weight loss drugs such as Ozempic and ...
Biden administration pushes expansion of Medicare and Medicaid to cover weight loss drugs
The plans from the Department of Health and Human Services come on the heels of criticism Ozempic and other weight loss medications received by RFK Jr.
Biden wants Medicare, Medicaid to cover weight-loss drugs
Proposal would let patients get Wegovy, Ozempic, related drugs for obesity, which is not a covered condition now.
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Biden looks to have Medicare, Medicaid cost weight-loss drugs
Biden administration's proposal to have popular weight-loss drugs like Wegovy or Ozempic covered by Medicare or Medicaid.