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Biden Proposes Medicare, Medicaid Access For Popular Weight-Loss Drugs

The Biden Administration's proposal expands Medicare and Medicaid coverage for anti-obesity drugs, cutting costs for millions while addressing the obesity crisis.

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Stocks Climb on Positive Corporate News

The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) today is up +0.25%, the Dow Jones Industrials Index ($DOWI ) (DIA ) is down -0.40%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) is up +0.48%. Stocks today are mixed, with some positive corporate news lifting the broader market. JM...

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Georgians still being institutionalized

Advocates said these failures continue to violate the rights of Georgians who have been historically marginalized

Salon

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White House rule would expand coverage of anti-obesity drugs - Roll Call

It’s unclear whether incoming President Donald J. Trump will support outgoing President Joe Biden’s plan to insure the weight loss drugs.

Roll Call

Biden wants Medicare to cover weight-loss drugs for millions. RFK Jr is likely to step in

Kennedy, who as Trump’s nominee for HHS secretary is subject to Senate confirmation, has railed against the drugs

The Independent UK

Biden proposes Medicare and Medicaid cover costly weight-loss drugs for millions of obese Americans

Millions of obese Americans would be eligible to have popular weight-loss drugs like Wegovy or Ozempic covered by Medicare or Medicaid under a new rule the Biden administration proposed Tuesday morning

The Independent UK

A Missouri judge says a law banning surgery, medications for transgender minors is constitutional

A Missouri court has upheld a new state law that bans some gender-affirming health care for minors

The Independent UK

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Millions At Risk Of Losing Health Insurance If Enhanced Premium Tax Credit Expires In 2025

Expiry of the enhanced premium tax credit provision, which helped the average enrollee save $700 this year, could result in four million people losing coverage.

International Business Times UK

Dr. Oz invested millions in businesses regulated by the agency Trump wants him to lead

Dr. Oz holds a plethora of investments in healthcare, pharmaceutical, health insurance and health research companies

The Independent UK

A look at how some of Trump's picks to lead health agencies could help carry out Kennedy's overhaul

The people that president-elect Donald Trump has selected to lead federal health agencies in his second administration include a retired congressman, a surgeon and a former talk-show host

The Independent UK

Former health secretary predicts Trump will bring in block grants for Medicaid

Tom Price, who served under Trump, says he expects the administration to try to allow skinnier insurance plans

The Guardian - US

Dr Pimple Popper claps back at Joy Behar for comparing her to Dr Oz

Dr. Oz was nominated by President-elect Trump to lead the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services

The Independent UK

Trump Picks Dr. Oz as Head of Medicare and Medicaid

President-elect Donald Trump picked Dr. Mehmet Oz to lead the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. Here's what to know about the former TV host.

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DOGE Can Succeed by Scaling Back Its Ambitions

The new advisory group promises bold savings and massive spending cuts, but without any expertise in the federal budget, it’s likely to be all bark and no bite.

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Crazy-expensive weight loss drugs may soon see a major change

Experts are divided on the long-term costs of one big move.

Fortune

How Dr. Oz could change Medicare under President Trump

What you might expect from Oz if he runs Medicare, Medicaid, and management of the Affordable Care Act at the 6,000-person CMS.

The Independent UK

From ‘magic’ weight-loss coffee beans to red onion stopping cancer: Dr Oz’s history of baseless medical claims

Mehmet Oz has been nominated by Donald Trump to lead the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, working alongside vaccine-sceptic Robert F Kennedy Jr. Rhian Lubin reports

The Guardian - US

Who is Mehmet Oz, Trump’s pick to lead Medicare and Medicaid?

Dr Oz, best known for his daytime talkshow, leaned heavily into Trumpism during his failed 2022 run for US Senate

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The Independent UK

John Fetterman says he is willing to confirm Dr Oz: ‘Do you think he’s my first choice?’

Exclusive: US Senator tells The Independent he is not worried that his former Republican opponent will make steep cuts to Medicare and Medicaid

International Business Times

Trump Taps TV's Dr. Oz To Head Massive Medicare, Medicaid Agency

The celebrity physician would oversee spending that accounts for nearly one-quarter of the federal budget to provide health care to about half the country.

Salon

Trump picks Oz for top health post

"There may be no physician more qualified and capable than Dr. Oz to Make America Healthy Again,” Trump said

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Sen. Fetterman Open To Confirming Dr. Oz For Key Role

Democratic Senator Fetterman willing to support Dr. Oz for CMS role based on healthcare program protection criteria.

The Guardian - US

Trump nominates ‘Dr Oz’ as Medicare and Medicaid services administrator

TV personality’s medical advice has proven so controversial a 2014 study declared half of it ‘baseless or wrong’

The Independent UK

Trump names Dr. Oz to lead Medicare and Medicaid

The TV doctor will work closely with RFK Jr, Trump announced on Tuesday

Salon

GOP eyes Medicaid, food stamp cuts

Trump plans to extend a 2017 tax bill that would add $4 trillion to the national debt

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