Fetterman pushes for Medicare to cover GLP-1s
- Senator John Fetterman advocates for Medicare to cover GLP-1 medications like Ozempic, citing their health benefits.
- Research suggests that GLP-1 receptor agonists may lower the risk of Alzheimer's disease, as found in studies published in medical journals like JAMA Neurology and Alzheimer’s & Dementia.
- Fetterman shared personal health improvements after using Mounjaro, feeling significantly healthier and noting weight loss of about 20 pounds.
- The Trump administration abandoned a proposal to expand coverage of weight-loss medications, which Fetterman labeled as harmful for Americans facing obesity-related health issues.
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Diabetes and weight-loss drug ‘changed my life,’ says senator: ‘I feel a decade younger’
A U.S. senator said a GLP-1 drug changed his life — and now he's calling for widespread access to anti-obesity medications. Doctors shared thoughts on the potential benefits.
Changes in food preferences and ingestive behaviors after glucagon-like peptide-1 analog treatment: techniques and opportunities
Glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) analogs are approved for the treatment of obesity in adults and adolescents. Reports have emerged that the weight loss effect of these medications may be related to changes in food preferences and ingestive behaviors following the treatment. Understanding the mechanisms which impact ingestive behavior could expand opportunities to develop more refined and personalized treatment options for obesity. Recent studies …
Sen. Fetterman urges Trump not to abandon plan for Medicare, Medicaid coverage of weight-loss drugs
Sen. John Fetterman calls for affordable access to GLP-1 drugs like Ozempic and Wegovy, in a New York Times column, sharing his own health improvements from Mounjaro while criticizing the halt of expanded Medicare coverage.
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