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"Does Medicaid Pay for Weight-Loss Drugs?"

Depending upon where you live, the answer will vary.  Just like different insurance plans may have exclusions of coverage for weight loss-related programs and treatment, so do the insurance plans provided for by state Medicaid programs.   As part of the Strategies to Overcome and Prevent (STOP) Obesity Alliance, the George Washington... Read moreChevron
posted 03/28/2011, comments (0)|
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Is There a Magic Pill for Weight Loss - Revisited

About a year ago, I wrote a two part blog regarding whether or not there was a "magic pill" for people who suffer from obesity. I went down a laundry list of medications that have been approved for use to help people lose weight. Toward the end of the piece, I promised to keep readers updated about new drugs or interventions that appeared... Read moreChevron
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Is There A Magic Pill for Weight Loss? - Part 2

As you may already know, Part 1 of my blog regarding "magic pills" for weight loss, was downright discouraging- a hodgepodge of "uppers" and diuretics that were not worth their side effects, had addictive potential, and were for quick fixes. Not all the news is gloomy, however. There are a couple of FDA approved drugs for weight loss which, while... Read moreChevron
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