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Medicare to cover obesity drugs, but not for weight loss
The Hill via Yahoo News· 1 month agoThe Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) issued guidance allowing for the coverage of...
Anti-obesity medications are set to skyrocket this year. But how will we afford them?
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 1 year agoDemand for anti-obesity medications is expected to grow exponentially this year as a shortage eases...
New weight loss drugs are out of reach for millions of older Americans because Medicare won't pay
Associated Press via AOL· 4 months agoNew obesity drugs are showing promising results in helping some people shed pounds but the...
Ozempic and other new weight-loss drugs could save lives. Too bad millions of Americans are being...
INSIDER via Yahoo News· 1 year agoWhile the healthcare system battles it out over revolutionary new weight-loss drugs like Ozempic,...
Medicare can pay for obesity drugs like Wegovy in certain heart patients
Associated Press via AOL· 1 month agoMedicare can pay for the popular weight-loss drug Wegovy — as long as the patients using it also...
Medicare now will cover weight-loss drug Wegovy for heart patients
United Press International via Yahoo News· 1 month agoMedicare now will cover Wegovy after the Food and Drug Administration cleared the manufacturer to...
China makes shift in its COVID restrictions, World Cup continues on: 5 Things podcast
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 1 year agoOn today's episode of the 5 Things podcast: China makes a shift in its COVID policies. What does it...
Their child's obesity drug was working. Then their plan refused to pay.
Washington Post via Yahoo News· 1 year agoDebra Tyler's younger daughter was always on the larger side. She was only 5 when doctors noticed...
Your tax dollars are getting spent on weight-loss drugs like Ozempic, and the total is adding up
Business Insider via Yahoo News· 4 months agoCarolina Rudah/Getty Images As demand for weight loss drugs grows, so too do the costs for some...
A new weight loss drug could become the best-selling drug of all time. Who can afford it?
NBC News via Yahoo News· 1 year agoAn Eli Lilly drug, if approved for weight loss, is expected to become the best-selling drug of all...