1
: used to treat obesity
anti-obesity drugs
2
: designed or intended to prevent obesity or reduce the incidence of obesity
anti-obesity campaigns/programs
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Last November, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid officials estimated the anti-obesity drugs would cost Medicare and Medicaid about $40 billion over a decade.
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Ken Alltucker, USA Today, 4 Apr. 2025
Expanding coverage of anti-obesity medications this way would also affect state Medicaid plans, officials said, since they are governed by the same law.
—Alexander Tin, CBS News, 4 Apr. 2025
In happy contrast, a study from the University of Southern California’s Leonard D. Schaeffer Center estimated the vast potential savings that could be generated by Medicare and Medicaid coverage of anti-obesity medications (AOMs).
—Steve Forbes, Forbes, 11 Mar. 2025
The National Association of Medicaid Directors recently issued a formal comment letter to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services recommending that CMS maintain the current policy to give states the option to cover anti-obesity medication, rather than require coverage.
—Andrea Barton Reeves, Hartford Courant, 5 Mar. 2025
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Ken Alltucker, USA Today, 4 Apr. 2025
Expanding coverage of anti-obesity medications this way would also affect state Medicaid plans, officials said, since they are governed by the same law.
—Alexander Tin, CBS News, 4 Apr. 2025
In happy contrast, a study from the University of Southern California’s Leonard D. Schaeffer Center estimated the vast potential savings that could be generated by Medicare and Medicaid coverage of anti-obesity medications (AOMs).
—Steve Forbes, Forbes, 11 Mar. 2025
The National Association of Medicaid Directors recently issued a formal comment letter to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services recommending that CMS maintain the current policy to give states the option to cover anti-obesity medication, rather than require coverage.
—Andrea Barton Reeves, Hartford Courant, 5 Mar. 2025
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“Anti-obesity.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/anti-obesity. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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anti-obesity
adjective
an·ti-obe·si·ty
-ō-ˈbē-sət-ē 
: used to treat obesity : promoting the loss of excessive bodily fat
… anti-obesity drugs may inhibit energy intake, inhibit fat absorption, enhance energy expenditure or stimulate fat mobilization.—John Worobey, in Nutrition & Behavior: A Multidisciplinary Approach
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