While recent advances in medicine have created prescription anti-obesity GLP-1 medications — like Ozempic, Wegovy, and Mounjaro — accessibility to these drugs is limited. The average prescription costs $1,

President Biden plans to roll out a new plan that would require coverage of weight loss drugs for patients of Medicare and Medicaid. The move could potentially help some seven million Americans pay for the expensive drugs,

The proposal would expand coverage of anti-obesity drugs to 7.5 million people covered by Medicare and Medicaid, the Biden administration said.

North Carolina stopped covering weight loss drugs such as Ozempic for state employees without diabetes. But it extended coverage for Medicaid recipients.

It's uncertain whether the Biden administration proposal to cover obesity drugs in Medicare and Medicaid will survive decisions made by the incoming Trump administration.

Fact checked by Nick Blackmer The Biden Administration proposed a new rule that would require Medicare and Medicaid to cover some anti-obesity medications for people who are obese, beginning in 2026.More than 40% of Americans have obesity,