"They're helping shift the conversation from 'this is a personal failure' to 'this is a medical condition that deserves real treatment.'" The Congressional Budget Office estimates that adding obesity coverage could cost Medicare $35 billion from 2026 to 2034
This is a violation of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act
Clinical studies of GLP-1 agonists in post-surgical populations show sustained weight loss and metabolic benefits, though individual responses vary based on genetics and surgical timing
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This means compounding pharmacies, which create customized versions, must stop by April 22, 2025, for state-licensed (503A) and May 22, 2025, for outsourcing facilities (503B), unless a court rules otherwise