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Nearly half of weight loss participants reduced alcohol use after starting anti-obesity medication
Nearly half of individuals consuming alcohol at baseline reduced their alcohol consumption following the initiation of AOMs.
Medicare proposes covering weight-loss drugs, teeing up clash with RFK Jr.
The proposal would expand coverage of anti-obesity drugs to 7.5 million people covered by Medicare and Medicaid, the Biden ...
Benefits Pro4d
Federal proposal would add anti-obesity drug coverage
The proposal would affect Medicare plans directly, and CMS is asking for comments on how it might affect employer plans.
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.
EurekAlert!4d
Alcohol use and antiobesity medication treatment
This cohort study among individuals participating in a weight loss program found that nearly half of those consuming alcohol at baseline decreased their alcohol use after anti-obesity medication ...
Biden wants Medicare, Medicaid to cover pricey weight loss drugs such as Wegovy
The Biden administration wants to expand coverage of anti-obesity medications to millions on Medicare, Medicaid.
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 ...
Times West Virginian13h
Weight loss drugs ‘beneficial in many different ways,’ West Virginia Gov. Justice says
CHARLESTON — West Virginia Gov. and Senator-elect Jim Justice said Tuesday he supports a plan by President Joe Biden’s ...
Michigan Advance4d
Biden administration unveils plan to cover weight loss meds under Medicare, Medicaid
The Biden administration announced Tuesday it’s reinterpreting federal law to allow Medicare and Medicaid patients access to ...
The Hill4d
Biden proposes Medicare, Medicaid coverage of obesity drugs
The cost of rolling out such an expansion in coverage would be significant, and a bill authorizing Medicare to cover ...
Biden wants to cover weight loss meds. RFK Jr. would rather we just eat better.
The Biden administration proposed expanding coverage of weight loss medication to Medicaid and Medicare recipients. RFK Jr.