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Trump Won’t Force Medicaid to Cover GLP-1s for Obesity. A Few States Are Doing It Anyway. - KFF Health News
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Page Campbell's doctor recommended she try an injectable prescription drug called Wegovy to lose weight before scheduling bariatric surgery.
The drug belongs to a pricey class of drugs called GLP-1s that have upended the treatment of obesity in recent years .
South Carolina Medicaid became the 14th state in late 2024 to cover these weight loss drugs.
California Gov. Gavin Newsom proposes eliminating Medicaid coverage of GLP-1s for weight loss starting Jan. 1 .
North Carolina State Health Plan Board of Trustees voted last year to end coverage for state employees.
South Carolina Medicaid, which insures fewer than half the number of people enrolled in North Carolina , anticipates spending less.
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