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Biden-Harris Administration Takes Latest Step to Lower Prescription Drug Costs by Proposing Expanded Coverage of Anti-Obesity Medications for Americans with Medicare and Medicaid. (www.whitehouse.gov)

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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.

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[–] Tarquinn2049@lemmy.world 6 points 22 hours ago (1 children)

100%, your problem is a big deal. I only ask that you not downplay someone else's problem. I understand the circumstances, making it feel like a this or that situation, but the truth is much more likely that they didn't even consider helping more with your problem. Helping with this one didn't take away from you. Your concerns are valid and they definitely should be addressed. And it's understandable to be angry that they haven't been addressed, but direct that anger at the cause, not other people with different problems. Their problem is a big deal too, you just don't have as much knowledge about it as you do about yours.

[–] glimse@lemmy.world -2 points 22 hours ago

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.