Biden's first act of Trump sabotage: Give away Ozempic for free

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

47% : Expanded coverage to Medicare is projected to cost the government around $35billion over a decade, according to the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office.
46% : A bipartisan coalition of congressional members have lobbied for the drugs to be covered by Medicare, saying it could save the government from spending billions of dollars on treating chronic ailments that stem from obesity.
43% : The Biden administration estimated that 3.4million Americans on Medicare would be eligible for the drugs (File image of Biden on the South Lawn of the White House on November 25)Ozempic and Wegovy have helped people shed pounds so quickly that some have labeled them miracle drugs (File image)'It's a good day for anyone who suffers from obesity,' US Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra told The Associated Press in an interview.
41% : Some people may already get coverage of the drugs through Medicare or Medicaid, if they have diabetes or are at risk for stroke or heart disease.
39% : Medicare has been barred from offering the drugs under a decades-old law that prohibits the government-backed insurance program from covering weight-loss products.
34% : In speeches and on social media, he's said the US should not cover the drugs through Medicaid or Medicare.
29% : Biden today proposed a new rule that would make weight-loss drugs like Wegovy or Ozempic free to obese Americans on Medicare or MedicaidThe rule, if finalized, would help an estimated million more people - seniors enrolled in Medicare and poor people enrolled in Medicaid - gain access to drugs.
29% : While it's unclear where Trump himself stands on coverage of the weight-loss drugs, his allies and Cabinet picks who have vowed to cut government spending could baulk at the upfront price tag.

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