California Ends Coverage For Obesity Medications
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“what we've seen locally in 2026 is decreased access, specifically Medicaid in the state of California has stopped covering medications for obesity management.”
“the state of California has stopped covering medications for obesity management.”
“the state of California has stopped covering medications for obesity management. And then in the private pay area, a lot of bigger health systems have also stopped covering for people who have BMIs lower than 40.”
“a lot of bigger health systems have also stopped covering for people who have BMIs lower than 40. So people who have BMIs in that class one and class two category, insurances have deemed that they're not seeing the cost benefit analysis”
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