Washington, Nov 26, 2024 (AFP) - Biden proposes huge expansion of weight loss drug access

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2024-11-26

Outgoing US President Joe Biden proposed Tuesday to give millions more Americans access to weight loss drugs -- but Donald Trump's incoming health chief looked set to shoot down the idea. Under the massive US public health insurance programs Medicare and Medicaid, drugs like Ozempic and Wegovy are, for the most part, only available for overweight people with diabetes or heart disease. But the White House said Biden wanted to make the game-changin......

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