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Trump won't force Medicaid to cover GLP-1s for obesity. A few states are doing it anyway.
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Only 13 states were covering GLP-1s for the treatment of obesity for Medicaid beneficiaries as of August 2024 .
South Carolina became the 14th in November to cover these weight loss drugs.
The Food and Drug Administration is poised to force less expensive, compounded versions of these drugs off the market.
North Carolina State Health Plan Board of Trustees voted last year to end coverage of GLP-1s for state employees.
North Carolina Medicaid has estimated it will spend $16 million a year on the drugs.
South Carolina Medicaid, which insures fewer than half the number of people enrolled in North Carolina , anticipates spending less.
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