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One in seven Medicare beneficiaries with high BMI and established CVD may qualify for OMMs adding $34 billion to costs
Current federal regulation restricts Medicare from covering obesity management medications (OMMs) prescribed solely for weight loss....
76% of older adults think Medicare should cover obesity drugs
The vast majority of older adults - 83% - think health insurers should cover medications that can help people with obesity manage their...
AGA supports reintroduction of bipartisan Treat and Reduce Obesity Act
The American Gastroenterological Association (AGA) has announced support for the reintroduced Treat and Reduce Obesity Act (TROA), which...
Medicare coverage for weight loss therapies could generate significant cost-offsets
A new USC Schaeffer Center white paper finds the value to society of Medicare coverage for new classes of weight loss drugs would equal...
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