Representative Brad Robert Wenstrup is co-sponsor of the bill. Credit: Office of Rep. Brad Wenstrup

For more than two decades, a law has prohibited Medicare from covering weight loss drugs. However, on Thursday, the House Ways & Means Committee passed obesity drug coverage legislation that would bridge the gap for those 65 and older to get their weight loss drugs paid for by Medicare.

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