Americas Health Insurance Plans (AHIP), the health insurance industrys largest trade group, submitted comments to CMS in February saying the costs of covering the drugs could place upward pressure on premiums and government costs. The Congressional Budget Office estimated in October 2024 that requiring Medicare to cover GLP-1s for obesity would add nearly $35 billion to federal spending by 2034
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They also arent even used in the same way prescription and over-the-counter medications are
Author contributions Dr Lahrouchi and Dr Lodder carried out the whole-exome sequencing analyses, drafted the initial manuscript, reviewed and revised the manuscript, and approved the final manuscript as submitted