Conversations on HC: Expanded Coverage of Weight Loss Drugs? Diabetes Advocates Say Yes
Medicare just announced that it will pay for weight loss drugs if patients using them also have heart disease and need to reduce the risk of future heart attacks and strokes. \u201cIt really is important that we try to get upstream of diseases\u2026we know that obesity is a disease and it\u2019s a bigger driver to the increasing number of people developing diabetes\u2026it\u2019s important that people have access to treatments that are effective. Medicare isn\u2019t covering that [obesity] treatment and that\u2019s something we\u2019ve been advocating for,\u201d says Dr. Robert Gabbay, chief scientific and medical officer for the American Diabetes Association. Dr. Gabbay also tells Mark and Margaret that anybody with diabetes on insulin should have access to a continuous glucose monitor and the ADA is proud that it helped secured Medicare coverage for such monitors.\n\nTo stream our Station live 24/7 visit www.HealthcareNOWRadio.com or ask your Smart Device to \u201c\u2026.Play Healthcare NOW Radio\u201d.\n\nFind all of our network podcasts on your favorite podcast platforms and be sure to subscribe and like us. Learn more at www.healthcarenowradio.com/listen