Today, the Biden-Harris Administration is proposing a new rule to significantly expand coverage of anti-obesity medications for Americans with Medicare and Medicaid. Tens of millions of Americans struggle with obesity. An estimated 42 percent of the U.S. population has obesity, which is now widely recognized as a chronic disease, with increased risk of all-cause mortality and multiple related comorbidities such as diabetes, cardiovascular disease, stroke, some cancers, and more.
It’s not downplaying their problem, it’s rolling my eyes that this is their “solution” to a decades-old problem and mirrors how this country handles a LOT of problems…do absolutely nothing (because it would hurt the rich) and hope for a miracle. I am frustrated by the government and am directing none of my disdain at the public here.
It’s this drug because it’s popular. It’s now to try to fix his broken legacy.
Add to that the cynic in me feeling like this expanded coverage will get rolled back in the coming years…after people are already “hooked” on a weight loss drug a lot of people need to keep using forever to maintain their weight.