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Expanded Coverage of Weight Loss Drugs? Diabetes Advocates Say Yes
Manage episode 409112216 series 1224401
Originally published March 28, 2024 Medicare just announced that it will pay for weight loss drugs if patients using them also have heart disease and need to reduce the risk of future heart attacks and strokes. Medicare has already been covering the costs of the GLP-1 class of drugs to treat diabetes problems. However, Medicare Part D plans are still restricted by law from covering obesity medications used for chronic weight management alone. It’s a decision the American Diabetes Association...
The post Expanded Coverage of Weight Loss Drugs? Diabetes Advocates Say Yes appeared first on Healthy Communities Online.
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Manage episode 409112216 series 1224401
Originally published March 28, 2024 Medicare just announced that it will pay for weight loss drugs if patients using them also have heart disease and need to reduce the risk of future heart attacks and strokes. Medicare has already been covering the costs of the GLP-1 class of drugs to treat diabetes problems. However, Medicare Part D plans are still restricted by law from covering obesity medications used for chronic weight management alone. It’s a decision the American Diabetes Association...
The post Expanded Coverage of Weight Loss Drugs? Diabetes Advocates Say Yes appeared first on Healthy Communities Online.
84 epizódok
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