CT Medicaid accused of violating law by not covering weight loss drugs

CT Mirror – Monday, December 23, 2024
By Katy Golvala

Officials say the state’s Medicaid program hasn’t been covering certain weight loss drugs, despite a state law passed last year that requires it to do so.

In 2023, the legislature expanded Medicaid coverage to include obesity treatment services including bariatric surgery, nutritional counseling and drugs, like Wegovy, that have been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for weight loss. Despite the mandate, the Connecticut Department of Social Services has not been covering weight loss drugs because of cost concerns, said Sen. Matt Lesser, D-Middletown, one of the legislators who worked on the bill.

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