Despite widespread funding cuts in the federal reconciliation bill, Tennessee’s Medicaid program TennCare is expanding access to care by covering FDA-approved weight-management medications.
With nearly 38% of Tennessee adults living with obesity, the policy change marks a significant step toward addressing one of the state’s most pressing public health challenges.
Gary Dougherty, senior director of state government affairs for the American Diabetes Association, said the new TennCare partnership broadens access to treatments for obesity and diabetes, noting the two conditions are closely connected and impact a large share of Tennesseans…