Dr. Amy Hess once had a patient rack up thousands of dollars in credit card debt to afford weight loss medication.
“It’s an astronomical price,” said Hess, who works for Community Health Network’s bariatric and medical weight loss program. “A majority of my time is just talking to patients about how we can get this medication covered.”
Many of Hess’s patients are on Medicaid, a government-based insurance that helps about one in five Hoosiers who have low incomes receive healthcare. That’s why the doctor was excited when Gov. Mike Braun’s administration announced July 30 that Indiana’s Medicaid program would cover these treatments…