Biden administration wants to cover weight-loss prescriptions under Medicare, Medicaid

Nov. 26 (UPI) -- Medicare and Medicaid would be required to cover weight loss drug prescriptions for millions of obese Americans under plans announced by the Biden administration Tuesday.

The new Health and Human Services rule would extend access to anti-obesity medicines, including Wegovy, Ozempic and Mounjaro, to as many as 3.4 million Americans 65, people with disabilities who receive Medicare and 4 million younger people with low incomes enrolled in Medicaid.

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