Gutting Medi-Cal's weight loss drug coverage will cost California more in the long run

Gutting Medi-Cal's weight loss drug coverage will cost California more in the long run

Guest Commentary written by Kenneth Thorpe Kenneth Thorpe is a health policy professor at Emory University and chairs the Partnership to Fight Chronic Disease. California just cut off access to critical anti-obesity drugs for hundreds of thousands of patients. Under the new budget signed by Gov. Gavin Newsom, Medi-Cal — the state’s Medicaid program — would no longer cover weight loss drugs, such as Wegovy and Zepbound, unless they’re prescribed…

Gutting Medi-Cal’s weight loss drug coverage will cost California more in the long run

This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. Guest Commentary written by Kenneth Thorpe Kenneth Thorpe is a health policy professor at Emory University and chairs the Partnership to Fight Chronic Disease. California just cut off access to critical anti-obesity drugs for hundreds of thousands of patients. Under the new budget […] The post Gutting Medi-Cal’s weight loss drug coverage will cost California more i…