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,,repres5tatives  ,decemb] #c1          
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h]self & ,mr4 ,kelly ( ,p5nsylvania7    
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to
 ! ,committee on ,en]gy & ,comm]ce1 & 9 
addition to ! ,committee on ,ways &     
,means1 = a p]iod to be subsequ5tly     
det]m9$ by ! ,speak]1 9 ea* case =      
consid]ation ( su* provisions z fall )9 
! jurisdiction ( ! committee conc]n$  ,a
 ,,bill  ,to am5d title ,,xviii ( !     
,social ,security ,act to provide       
cov]age ( weight loss ag5ts = c]ta9     
individuals "u "p ,d ( ! ,m$ic>e        
program4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may 
be cit$ z ! ,dual ,eligible ,am]icans   
,liv+ ) ,obesity ,act ( #bjbd or !      
,,deal ) ,obesity ,act ( #bjbd4  #b4    
,f9d+s ,congress f9ds ! foll[+3 7#a7    
,accord+ to ! ,kais] ,family ,f\ndation1
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bo? ,m$ic>e & ,m$icaid4  7#b7 ,dual     
,eligible b5efici>ies ov]:elm+ly possess

 limit$ f9ancial res\rces1 ) #hg p]c5t  
hav+ an income ( less ?an #bj1jjj       
annually4  7#c7 ,a "o mon?'s supply ( a 
,,glp-#a receptor agoni/1 on av]age1    
co/s betwe5 #ijj & #a1cej4  7#d7        
,cov]age ( ,,glp-#a m$ications c l[]    
out-(-pocket mon?ly co/s to z little z  
#be p] mon?1 accord+ to a /udy publi%$ 9
 ,,jama4  7#e7 ,data f ! ,c5t]s =       
,m$ic>e & ,m$icaid %[ t #ch p]c5t (     
,m$icaid b5efici>ies & #dh p]c5t (      
,m$ic>e b5efici>ies are affect$ by      
obesity4  7#f7 ,obesity is ! second     
lead+ cause ( dea? 9 ! ,u4,s41 lead+ to 
#cjj1jjj dea?s p] ye>1 accord+ to !     
,national ,in/itutes ( ,heal?4  7#g7    
,adults 9 ! ,u4,s4 liv+ ) obesity       
exp]i5ce high] annual out-(-pocket      
m$ical co/s ( #b1eje1 on av]age1 comp>$ 
to ^? ) normal weight4  7#h7 ,obesity 9 
! ,u4,s4 co/s ! heal?c>e sy/em #agc     
billion annually & is project$ to co/ ! 
,u4,s4 #eej billion annually by #bjcj4  
#c4 ,provid+ cov]age ( weight loss ag5ts
 = c]ta9 individuals "u "p ,d ( !       

,m$ic>e program ,section #ahfj;,d-#b7;e7
 ( ! ,social ,security ,act 7#db        
,u4,s4,c4 #aciew-#ajb7;e77 is am5d$--   
7#a7 9 p>agraph 7#b77;,a71 9 ! fir/     
s5t5ce-- 7,a7 by /rik+ & o!r ?an &      
ins]t+ o!r ?an2 &  7,b7 by ins]t+ &1 )  
respect to plan ye>s beg9n+ on or aft]  
,janu>y #a1 #bjbf1 o!r ?an subp>agraph  
7,a7 ( su* section if ! drug is approv$ 
"u section #eje ( ! ,f$]al ,food1 ,drug1
 & ,cosmetic ,act or lic5s$ "u section  
#cea ( ,public ,heal? ,s]vice ,act =    
long-t]m weight r$uction 9 individuals )
 obesity 7z def9$ 9 section             
#ahfa7yy77#b77;,c77 or :o are ov]weight 
7z def9$ 9 section                      
#ahfa7yy77#b77;,f77i77 & is us$ = !     
treatm5t ( obesity = a specifi$         
individual 7z def9$ 9 p>agraph 7#e77 or 
= weight loss managem5t = su* an        
individual :o is ov]weight1 aft]        
b5zodiazep9es712 &  7#b7 by add+ at !   
end ! foll[+ new p>agraph3  7#e7        
,specifi$ individual def9$ ,= purposes (
 p>agraph 7#b77;,a71 ! t]m specifi$     

individual means an individual :o is    
eligible = m$ical assi/ance "u a ,/ate  
plan "u title ,,xix 7or "u a wavi] ( su*
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