David S. Fieno, M.D. op-ed: Weight-loss medication coverage would mean a healthier Alabama

As a cardiologist for more than two decades, I’m an advocate for heart health. My patients’ and that of my larger community.

Sometimes, that means telling my patients about changes and better choices they must make to improve and extend their lives. It means informing them about the medications available to them, including in recent years the suite of GLP-1 weight-loss medications.

By now, we probably all know someone who has changed their life for the better by losing a significant amount of weight on a GLP-1…

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