Is there anything Joe “Santa Clause” Biden doesn’t want to throw billions of tax dollars at “free” things?
This time it is anti-obesity drugs that he wants to spend $140 BILLION of our tax dollars to pay for.
The figure comes from the Penn Wharton Budget Model, a nonpartisan research group that calculates the costs of public policies.
From Just the News:
Biden’s new proposal would significantly expand access to anti-obesity drugs such as Ozempic and Wegovy. Without insurance coverage, the drugs can cost as much as $1,000 a month.
Lawmakers previously prohibited Medicare from paying for weight loss drugs unless those drugs are used to treat diabetes or manage heart disease risks.
Biden’s proposal would expand access to medications for obesity. The White House said it would help an estimated 3.4 million Americans with Medicare and about 4 million adult Medicaid enrollees.
Coverage would come at a cost, according to the Penn Wharton Budget Model.
“PWBM estimates that the proposed rule change would increase Medicare outlays by $55.5 billion over the 10-year budget window and Medicaid outlays by $84.2 over the same period,” the group estimated.
Here is the thing about these drugs… they may seem like miracles, but what many people don’t know is that they can, #1 have serious health consequences, and #2, are “forever” drugs in that as soon as you stop taking them the effects end and you’ll gain much of your weight back unless you stay on them forever.
So, do we really have a wonderful idea from Daddy Joe to help our health? Or do we have welfare payments to the big drug companies which will get our taxes for these forever drugs?
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