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Medicare indefinitely delays pilot plan to cover weight loss drugs

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has delayed a key pilot program focused on Medicare coverage for obesity medications, after insurance plans indicated they wouldn’t participate at this time.

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The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has delayed a key pilot program focused on Medicare coverage for obesity medications, after insurance plans indicated they wouldn’t participate at this time.

Abe Sutton, head of the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation, told Endpoints News in an interview Thursday that health plans were hesitant to join the pilot, citing instability in the Medicare Part D market and unknown utilization of the drugs.

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