Medicare covers certain obesity-related treatments like counseling and surgeries but typically not weight loss programs for general health. It also currently doesn’t cover obesity medications ...
Medicare is undergoing sweeping changes in 2025, including a $2,000 limit on out-of-pocket Part D drug costs, the elimination ...
Supplies of high-demand obesity drugs are improving – but they’re not easier to get - ‘There are a lot of people right now ...
It’s time to treat obesity as a chronic disease and have Medicare cover these life-changing AOMs. By taking action now, we ...
Over 40% of U.S. adults meet the medical classification for obesity, according to the Centers for Disease Control and ...
If the CMS rule to cover obesity medications is finalized, coverage will increase by other insurers, experts predicted. HHS ...
However, many older Americans, especially those on Medicare, cannot fully access treatments and medications that help address obesity, specifically anti-obesity medications, or AOMs. The Trump ...
Eli Lilly is offering higher-dose vials through its direct-to-consumer website, LillyDirect, which started offering lower ...
These findings support the claim that Medicare Advantage (MA) payments may be driven more by diagnosis and coding practices ...
Between 15% and 20% of U.S. adults over the age of 65 have obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), according to research in the ...
Last year was a pivotal year for the pharmaceutical industry. Under the IRA’s Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Program (the ...