Prices are falling for the popular obesity treatments Wegovy and Zepbound, but steady access to the drugs remains challenging ...

Insulin changed the way we treat and manage diabetes. Chemotherapy has precipitously reduced the mortality rate of certain ...

Trump administration nixes plan to cover anti-obesity drugs through Medicare TOM MURPHY Associated Press Apr 5, 2025 Updated May 31, 2025 0 ...

Original Medicare may cover some weight management services, but it doesn’t generally cover weight loss programs, services, or medications. It may cover weight loss surgery if you meet ...

Medicare coverage would reduce out-of-pocket costs for AOMs – which can currently be as high as $1,000 a month - by as much as 95% in some cases, according to the Biden administration, which has ...

Medicare’s block on obesity medication coverage can be traced back to a safety scandal in the 1990s when a widely-used weight-loss regimen called ‘fen-phen’ was shown to cause potentially ...

Policymakers must prioritize access to innovative obesity care in tackling the obesity epidemic across the United States.

One of the biggest discussions was whether the changes made to Medicare by the previous administration with statutes included in the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 would be kept in place or ...

Obesity medication prescriptions for adolescents rose by 301.7% from 2020 to 2023, yet only 0.5% of eligible adolescents received them in 2023. New medication approvals and updated guidelines ...