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2. Does Medicare Cover Wegovy for Weight Loss? - AOL

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   Medicare is currently forbidden by law from covering Wegovy for weight loss or weight management. However, in March of 2024, the FDA approved the use of Wegovy for people with cardiovascular ...

3. Is Wegovy covered by Medicare? - AOL

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   However, Medicare does not cover medications that are strictly for weight management. Wegovy is a type of weight management or weight loss medication. Doctors may prescribe it to help people with ...

4. Some Medicare recipients eligible for weight loss medication

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   Medications like Wegovy are known as GLP-1 agonists, and many of these drugs were initially prescribed to help manage Type 2 diabetes but have since gained popularity to help patients manage weight.

5. Medicare coverage for weight loss programs: What to know - AOL

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   While Medicare does not usually pay for weight loss programs, coverage can fund certain elements of obesity support. For example: For example: Part A covers in-hospital care such as surgery

6. Medicare can pay for obesity drugs like Wegovy in certain ...

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   Medicare can pay for the popular weight-loss drug Wegovy — as long as the patients using it also have heart disease and need to reduce the risk of future heart attacks, strokes and other serious ...

7. Does Medicare cover weight-loss treatments? Here's what ... - AOL

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   If you find that your BMI is 30 or higher, Medicare Part B will cover up to 12 months of weight-loss counseling conducted by a medical professional in a primary care setting (like a doctor’s ...