Should ACA plans cover weight loss drugs?

Drug makers are doing everything to tap the bottomless well of demand for new obesity drugs — and now, they might get some government help.

Feb 21, 2024 - 18:00
Should ACA plans cover weight loss drugs?

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Should ACA plans cover weight loss drugs?

Drug makers are doing everything to tap the bottomless well of demand for new obesity drugs — and now, they might get some government help. CMS is considering a technical change that would require insurers to cover obesity drugs in a market of more than 20 million Americans, John Wilkerson writes.

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