USPSTF To Consider Weight-Loss Medications

By Luke Zarzecki / May 6, 2024 at 5:56 PM
The United States Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) is developing a draft research plan that will consider whether to grade preventive medications for chronic weight management. What USPSTF plans to include in the draft is unknown, but if approved with a grade A or B, most private health plans would be required to cover the drugs without cost-sharing. Such a move could also be a major win for advocates pushing for Congress to pass the Treat and Reduce Obesity Act,...


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