Immediate Action Needed To Ensure Millions of Americans Have Access to Lifesaving Obesity Medications

Obesity is a chronic disease with significant health and quality of life impacts, and currently one of our nation’s worst public health crises — affecting 42 percent of the U.S. population. In communities of color, the epidemic is even worse, with obesity rates reaching almost 50% among Black and Latino adults.

Obesity is both a public health crisis and a health equity crisis. But it doesn’t need to be — obesity is a complex, chronic disease that is treatable.

While many insurance programs provide access to FDA-approved obesity medications — including the taxpayer-funded programs enjoyed by government officials — Medicare continues to deny coverage to millions of Americans living with obesity who need access to lifesaving treatment.

Tell the Biden Administration that it’s time to take immediate action to modernize outdated Medicare coverage rules to ensure millions of Americans have access to lifesaving obesity care and treatment.

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Dear President Biden,

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Dear President Biden:

The obesity epidemic has reached a crisis point in America — but not all Americans are impacted equally. While federal employees, veterans and members of the military have access to FDA-approved obesity medications under publicly-funded insurance plans, millions of taxpayers are denied coverage for the same treatments because of Medicare’s outdated  policies.

This isn’t just a public health issue — it’s a health equity crisis. Communities of color, low-income Americans, and Americans living in rural communities are disproportionately shouldering the burden of the obesity epidemic, but you have the authority to improve existing health disparities and expand access to care for millions.

Medicare should take immediate action to address the obesity epidemic in communities of color and across the country — starting with ensuring coverage for anti-obesity medications under Medicare.

Thank you.
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