1
: used to treat obesity
anti-obesity drugs
2
: designed or intended to prevent obesity or reduce the incidence of obesity
anti-obesity campaigns/programs
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Medicare and Medicaid recipients can be reimbursed for the medications to treat diabetes, but currently the anti-obesity versions of these drugs will not be covered.
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Alice Park, Time, 7 Apr. 2025
Trump also announced Friday that his administration isn’t moving forward with a Biden-era proposal that aimed to expand eligibility for anti-obesity drugs to millions of Americans on Medicaid or Medicare.
—Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times, 5 Apr. 2025
Authorizing coverage of anti-obesity medications in Medicare would increase federal spending by about $35 billion from 2026 to 2034, according to the Congressional Budget Office.
—Nathaniel Weixel, The Hill, 4 Apr. 2025
Last November, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid officials estimated the anti-obesity drugs would cost Medicare and Medicaid about $40 billion over a decade.
—Ken Alltucker, USA Today, 4 Apr. 2025
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Alice Park, Time, 7 Apr. 2025
Trump also announced Friday that his administration isn’t moving forward with a Biden-era proposal that aimed to expand eligibility for anti-obesity drugs to millions of Americans on Medicaid or Medicare.
—Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times, 5 Apr. 2025
Authorizing coverage of anti-obesity medications in Medicare would increase federal spending by about $35 billion from 2026 to 2034, according to the Congressional Budget Office.
—Nathaniel Weixel, The Hill, 4 Apr. 2025
Last November, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid officials estimated the anti-obesity drugs would cost Medicare and Medicaid about $40 billion over a decade.
—Ken Alltucker, USA Today, 4 Apr. 2025
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anti-obesity
adjective
an·ti-obe·si·ty
-ō-ˈbē-sət-ē 
: used to treat obesity : promoting the loss of excessive bodily fat
… anti-obesity drugs may inhibit energy intake, inhibit fat absorption, enhance energy expenditure or stimulate fat mobilization.—John Worobey, in Nutrition & Behavior: A Multidisciplinary Approach
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