Proposed Medicaid changes spark uncertainty for recipients

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — As someone who relies on Medicaid, Scott Becker doesn’t know the exact cost of the weight loss medication he takes for his osteogenesis imperfecta.

“I hear that’s like $700 per prescription, I may be wrong on that,” he said.

Also known as brittle bone disease, Becker is confined to a wheelchair and takes Wegovy to keep his weight down, keeping pressure off his bones…

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