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The American Heart Association has recognized obesity as a risk factor for cardiovascular disease, and new anti-obesity medications are proving to be life-changing for people living with obesity, but Medicare’s prescription drug coverage program does not cover treatments for weight loss.

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Medicare’s Out-of-Date Policies are Blocking the Progress We Need to Achieve Black Health Equity

HARRIS: Fighting for Equity for Black and Brown Transplant Patients

Health Leaders Discuss Approaches to Improving Maternal Health Equity

Senate Confirms Chiquita Brooks-LaSure as First Black Woman to Lead CMS

Feds Say Future COVID-19 Vaccine Will Be Available at No Charge

NEWELLS: Tell CMS — More Pills, Less Effective Treatments Aren’t the Answer

Maryland Awarded $3.6M to Address Opioid Abuse During Pregnancy

Lawmakers Seek Work Requirements for Medicaid Recipients

DC Health Link to Hold Health Fair, Open Enrollment

Fed Government Removes Many Hospital Errors from Public Access

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