Medicare proposes covering weight-loss drugs, teeing up clash with RFK Jr.
Posted on 11/27/2024
The Biden administration Tuesday proposed expanding coverage of weight-loss medications for millions of Medicare and Medicaid beneficiaries, a late-term proposal that officials said would boost public health and which puts pressure on the incoming Trump administration to finalize the benefit.
The proposal is “a game changer. It helps us recognize that obesity is with us,” Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra said in an interview Monday. “It’s severe. It’s damaging our country’s health. It’s damaging our economy.”
The proposal is “a game changer. It helps us recognize that obesity is with us,” Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra said in an interview Monday. “It’s severe. It’s damaging our country’s health. It’s damaging our economy.”
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