Biden wants to cover weight loss meds. RFK Jr. would rather we just eat better.

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

51% : The proposed rule would make an estimated 4 million Medicaid recipients and 3.4 million Americans on Medicare eligible for the drug, which can retail for over $1000 per month without coverage.
50% : On Tuesday, the Biden administration announced plans to provide coverage for costly anti-obesity medications, including Wegovy and Zepbound, for Americans enrolled in Medicare and Medicaid. Ozempic, the most commonly known weight-loss drug, was originally developed for Type-2 diabetes treatment.
40% : "We are betraying our children by letting (food) industries poison them," Kennedy said at a rally in November, after he had pulled out of the presidential election and backed Trump.

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