More access to affordable weight-loss medications is coming this summer for older adults on Medicare.
With President-elect Donald Trump's recent announcement of former surgeon-turned-TV host Dr. Mehmet Oz to lead the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), questions are swirling about whether changes could be coming to the government programs.
Medicare is not allowed by law to cover drugs for chronic weight management, although Congress is facing pressure to change that.
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The federal government will take a first-ever step: negotiating those drugs' prices directly with manufacturers.
The order would tell the federal government to work with private insurers and Medicare and Medicaid to allow patients access to contraceptives.