In this photo illustration, boxes of the diabetes drug Ozempic rest on a pharmacy counter on April 17, 2023 in Los Angeles, California.
Biden proposes Medicare coverage for weight-loss drugs
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Americans will pay up to $9.1 trillion in excessive medical bills in the next 10 years. But Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Trump's pick for Secretary of Health and Human Services, believes expanding healthcare coverage for obesity drugs is the wrong approach. Physician and Republican Ohio Congressman Brad Wenstrup shares his view on the public health issue.

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