AMA urges coverage of obesity treatments as payers balk at costs
The American Medical Association Monday called on insurance companies, employers, and government programs to cover obesity treatments.
WASHINGTON – The American Medical Association called on insurance companies, employers, and government programs to cover obesity treatments even as many remain reluctant to pay for them, fearing the costs of covering the drugs at a mass scale.
The large physicians’ lobbying group voted to pass a resolution at the association’s interim meeting Monday saying it will “urge all payers to ensure coverage parity for evidence-based treatment of obesity, including FDA- approved medications without exclusions or additional carve-outs.”
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