The Biden Administration Wants To Require Medicare And Medicaid To Cover Weight Loss

The Biden Administration Wants To Require Medicare And Medicaid To Cover Weight Loss Drugs For Patients Struggling With Obesity. A New Rule Proposed Tuesday By The White House Would Dramatically Expand Access To Ozempic, Wegovy And Other Weight Loss Medications. The Drugs Are Expensive, One-thousand Dollars A Month Or More, And The Administration's Proposal Would Cut "Out Of Pocket Costs" For Patients. Right Now Medicaid And Medicare Only Cover The Drugs When Used To Treat Conditions Like Diabetes. The Centers For Disease Control And Prevention Estimates More Than Four In Ten Americans Are Considered Obese.