MedPage Today March 26, 2025
— Nearly a third would pay higher premiums to ensure coverage
Key Takeaways
- According to the National Poll on Healthy Aging, nearly 60% of older adults with obesity were interested in a weight management drug.
- Over three-fourths of surveyed seniors thought Medicare should cover these drugs.
- Medicare only currently covers these drugs for specific obesity-related complications.
In a national poll of older adults, interest in using weight management medications was high, and most thought Medicare should cover these drugs.
Among 2,657 National Poll on Healthy Aging respondents ages 50 to 80 years, 35.1% of all respondents expressed interest in using weight management medications, including 59.1% of those with a body mass index (BMI) of...
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