Axios - Health care providers and patient groups are
pressing the country's top workplaces for women, including Nike, Hilton
and Comcast NBCUniversal, to cover comprehensive obesity care for
workers.
Six million people lost
their commercial coverage of GLP-1 drugs for weight loss between 2024
and 2025, GoodRx reported this week.
Employers should cover
all evidence-based obesity care options, including drugs, nutrition
therapy, behavioral health services and surgery, the groups say. The groups, led by the Alliance for Women's Health and Prevention, note in a letter that obesity is a chronic condition that costs employers approximately $425.5 billion annually.It's unclear how many employers cover the full spectrum of obesity care, since the information isn't public.
"Covering obesity care is about prevention," Millicent Gorham, CEO of AWHP, said in a statement. "If you prioritize preventing breast cancer, heart disease, mental health issues or hundreds of other diseases, then you should also prioritize obesity care."
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