Biden Proposes Medicare and Medicaid Cover Weight Loss Drugs

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

65% : The new rule proposal continues Biden's efforts to expand access to Medicare, Medicaid, and the Affordable Care Act since he took office in 2021.
56% : Roughly 4 million adults on Medicaid would also gain access to these medications.
55% : President Joe Biden's plan would expand access so they are covered for obesity as well, making it available to another 3.4 million Americans with access to Medicare.
55% : Through the Inflation Reduction Act, the president gained the ability to negotiate down the price of certain drugs covered by Medicare, including $35 monthly caps on insulin.
53% : Medicare and Medicaid currently only cover these medications for certain conditions, such as diabetes.
34% : The Biden administration proposed a rule on Nov. 26 for Medicare and Medicaid to cover anti-obesity medications that were designed to prevent the development of Type 2 diabetes.

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