Bricky :PADW: on Nostr: >The Treat and Reduce Obesity Act, which is currently making its way through the ...
>The Treat and Reduce Obesity Act, which is currently making its way through the legislature, looks on the surface like a great idea. Who could disagree with treating and reducing obesity?
>But look a little closer. The Act will specifically expand Medicare access to include coverage for anti-obesity medications like Ozempic. If passed, the bill would fund access to these drugs for 75% of the American population, which is the proportion of the population that are overweight or obese.
>How much would that cost? Perhaps $3 trillion a year, perhaps even more. For comparison, the US military budget is $820 billion a year. Overweight people are literally going to bankrupt the US. It won't be the forever wars that break the camel's back: it will be the fatties.
>But look a little closer. The Act will specifically expand Medicare access to include coverage for anti-obesity medications like Ozempic. If passed, the bill would fund access to these drugs for 75% of the American population, which is the proportion of the population that are overweight or obese.
>How much would that cost? Perhaps $3 trillion a year, perhaps even more. For comparison, the US military budget is $820 billion a year. Overweight people are literally going to bankrupt the US. It won't be the forever wars that break the camel's back: it will be the fatties.