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CMS rule ditches plan for Medicare coverage of obesity drugs

April 7, 2025
By Jennifer Boggs
A late 2024 CMS proposal to include obesity drugs like Novo Nordisk A/S’ Wegovy (semaglutide) and Eli Lilly and Co.’s Zepbound (tirzepatide) under Medicaid and Medicare didn’t make it far under the new U.S. administration. A final rule, set to be published in the Federal Register April 15, will not include the provision that would have added obesity drugs to Part D coverage beginning in 2026.
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