Improving access and affordability could be transformative for public health, given that about 88% of Americans are ...

Policymakers must prioritize access to innovative obesity care in tackling the obesity epidemic across the United States.

Since President Trump was sworn into office for a second term, he has proposed or initiated changes impacting Medicare.

Insulin changed the way we treat and manage diabetes. Chemotherapy has precipitously reduced the mortality rate of certain ...

Trump administration nixes plan to cover anti-obesity drugs through Medicare TOM MURPHY Associated Press Apr 5, 2025 Updated May 31, 2025 0 ...

The bill aims to expand coverage for obesity screenings, specialists, and medications for Medicare recipients. The TROA Act has bipartisan support, with several senators co-sponsoring the legislation.

Obesity costs U.S. health care nearly $173 billion yearly. With more than 200 related complications such as heart disease, ...

Americans with obesity face almost double the financial hardship as their peers without obesity, according to a study published in Annals of Internal Medicine that highlighted not only elevated out-of ...

The May 26 front-page article “Patients face new hurdles to affordable obesity drugs” highlighted significant barriers patients and providers face in accessing GLP-1 and dual GLP-1/GIP ...

Medicare coverage would reduce out-of-pocket costs for AOMs – which can currently be as high as $1,000 a month - by as much as 95% in some cases, according to the Biden administration, which has ...