Medicaid coverage of weight-loss drugs could cost state up to $70 million a year

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7 thoughts on “Medicaid coverage of weight-loss drugs could cost state up to $70 million a year

    1. You know what will fix that? More tax cuts for the super-wealthy!

      Everyone wants to MAGA but they never manage to go back to the tax rates from “the good old days”…

    2. Since the 80’s we’ve cut the corporate tax rates by extreme amounts, along with the taxes for the wealthy (but the Trump “tax cuts” raised taxes on the bottom half. We could certainly be more efficient as a country – first and foremost – we would collectively save billions a year enacting Medicare for All. The national debt along with Social Security funding are EASY fixes if our elected officials would actually try…….. We can’t cost cut our way to prosperity.

  1. That’s the cost. What is the savings with not having to treat other medical issues, ie diabetes, heart conditions, back and knee issues, etc? It’s time to be proactive, instead of reactive with health care.

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