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Medicare to cover obesity drugs, but not for weight loss
The Hill via Yahoo News· 2 months 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· 5 months agoNew obesity drugs are showing promising results in helping some people shed pounds but the...
Does Medicare Cover Wegovy?
Verywell Health via Yahoo News· 6 days agoPhoto Illustration by Amelia Manley for Verywell Health; Getty Images Fact checked by Nick Blackmer Key Takeaways Medicare now covers the injectable...
Ozempic and other new weight-loss drugs could save lives. Too bad millions of Americans are being...
Business 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· 2 months 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· 2 months 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...
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...
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...