Katherine Saunders, a physician specializing in obesity, speaking to the Chronic Weight Management and Type 2 Diabetes Task Force on Nov. 13, 2025, in the Alabama State House in Montgomery, Alabama. She tole the task force that obesity is a chronic disease and should be treated comprehensively. (Anna Barrett/Alabama Reflector)
A physician specializing in obesity urged state health insurers Thurday to cover comprehensive treatment of the condition, including medication like GLP-1s and lifestyle management.
Speaking to the Chronic Weight Management and Type 2 Diabetes Task Force, Dr. Katherine Saunders said insurers must view obesity as a condition and not a lifestyle choice…