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Weight-loss drugs may be covered by Medicare, Medicaid under experimental program

A move to cover expensive weight-loss drugs for Americans on Medicare and Medicaid may be in the works, but any such program could run into problems with voluntary participation and concerns about expense.

The Washington Post on MSN · 4d

Medicare, Medicaid plan to experiment with covering weight loss drugs

The Trump administration is planning an experiment to cover weight loss drugs under Medicare and Medicaid, potentially benefiting millions of Americans struggling with obesity.

Gizmodo · 4d

Feds Launch Experiment to Have Medicare Cover GLP-1 Weight Loss Drugs

The federal government is expected to start a 5-year-long experiment that will provide some limited coverage of obesity medications.

4don MSN

A Medicare experiment could change who gets Ozempic

A five-year experiment aims to open access to blockbuster GLP‑1 drugs for obesity, something advocates have pushed for years.

Business Insider2y

Bill Proposed to Let Medicare Cover Weight-Loss Drugs Like Wegovy ...

Medicare is barred under a 2003 law from paying for weight-loss medications like Wegovy. Lawmakers on Thursday reintroduced a bill that would expand Medicare coverage to the drugs.

Los Angeles Times1y

Medicare won't pay for new weight-loss drugs - Los Angeles Times

New weight-loss drugs are out of reach for millions of older Americans because Medicare won’t pay Debra Tyler’s daughter takes her new medication at home in Killingworth, Conn.

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