Biden for Medicare, Medicaid payments for weight-loss drugs

WASHINGTON, D.C.: The Biden administration has proposed a new rule that would allow Medicare and Medicaid to cover popular weight-loss medications like Wegovy and Zepbound, potentially making them accessible to millions of Americans with obesity.

The proposal, announced on November 26 by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), aims to address obesity as a chronic health condition requiring medic