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5-Year Pilot Program: Starting as early as 2026, Medicaid and Medicare may opt to cover GLP-1 weight-loss drugs like Ozempic and Wegovy, expanding access beyond diabetes-related conditions.
Big Costs, Big Market: The drugs run up to $7,000 per year, with analysts...
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Taxpayer Dollars Protected—for Planned Parenthood: Judge Indira Talwani issued a preliminary injunction blocking Congress’s defunding measure, forcing Medicaid to continue reimbursing the abortion giant.
Planned Parenthood’s Business Booms: The organization performed 402,230 abortions in 2023-24 and received $792.2 million in taxpayer funding, nearly $100...
Rep. James Clyburn slammed new Medicaid work requirements, calling them “the worst” legislation he’s seen
He compared the policy to Jim Crow-era tactics, claiming it targets people who are already working
Supporters argue the rules promote accountability, while critics say they...
