Medicare May Soon Cover Ozempic, Wegovy Under New Biden Proposal
If the proposal is finalized, it could set the stage for a showdown between the pharmaceutical industry and the Trump administration.
Biden wants Medicare, Medicaid to cover weight-loss drugs
The proposal would let patients get Wegovy, Ozempic and related drugs for obesity, which Medicare and Medicaid does not cover now.
Biden proposes Medicare and Medicaid cover costly weight-loss drugs for millions of obese Americans
Millions of Americans would be eligible to have costly weight-loss drugs like Wegovy or Ozempic covered by Medicare or Medicaid under the rule.
Biden proposes government-funded weight-loss jabs threatening row with RFK Jr
A row is brewing between the White House and Robert F Kennedy Jr after the Biden administration proposed making millions of Americans eligible for government-funded weight-loss drugs.
Biden proposes Medicare, Medicaid cover pricey weight-loss drugs for obese Americans
Popular weight-loss drugs like Wegovy or Ozempic would be covered by Medicare or Medicaid under a newly-proposed rule by the Biden administration.
What to Know About Biden’s Plan for Weight-Loss Drugs, Medicaid and Medicare
The Biden administration proposed a rule for Medicare and Medicaid to cover the costs of weight-loss drugs for millions of Americans with obesity.
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’s plan for Medicare coverage of weight-loss drugs would drive up costs by billions of dollars
President Joe Biden’s proposal to have GLP-1 weight-loss drugs such as Wegovy, Ozempic, Zepbound and Mounjaro covered by Medicare and Medicaid would help tackle the public-health crisis of obesity, but it would raise the costs for the government programs by billions of dollars per year.
Biden Proposes Expanded Medicare, Medicaid Coverage of Obesity Drugs
Current rules for the Medicare and Medicaid government health insurance programs cover the use of drugs such as Mounjaro, Ozempic and Wegovy for certain conditions like diabetes, but not for obesity as a condition on its own.
Biden administration calls for Medicare and Medicaid to cover drugs used for weight loss
The Biden administration called for Medicare and Medicaid to cover popular drugs that help people lose weight but are not affordable for many Americans who might benefit from them. NBC News' Stephanie Gosk reports.
Biden Proposal to Cover Obesity Drugs Sets Up Quandary for Trump
The Biden administration is proposing a rule that would require the US government to cover obesity drugs for millions of Americans, teeing up a financial and political challenge for President-elect Donald Trump as he prepares to take office.
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