Tiffany Powell-Wiley, Author at The Washington Informer https://www.washingtoninformer.com Black News, Commentary and Culture | The Washington Informer Mon, 16 Sep 2024 20:53:30 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://www.washingtoninformer.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/cropped-Site-Icon-32x32.png Tiffany Powell-Wiley, Author at The Washington Informer https://www.washingtoninformer.com 32 32 121622320 Medicare’s Out-of-Date Policies are Blocking the Progress We Need to Achieve Black Health Equity https://www.washingtoninformer.com/medicare-rules-limit-access-to-obesity-treatments/ https://www.washingtoninformer.com/medicare-rules-limit-access-to-obesity-treatments/#respond Mon, 16 Sep 2024 04:00:00 +0000 https://www.washingtoninformer.com/?p=1214696

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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