The Mississippi House proposed expanding Medicaid coverage to people who earn up to 138% of the federal poverty level, while the Senate advocated for a slower approach.

An estimated 3.6 million Medicare beneficiaries could potentially access Wegovy now that the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved the drug for reducing the risk of incidents related to cardiovascular disease. A KFF analysis found that among the 13.7 million people on Medicare diagnosed with obesity, 3.6 million, or roughly 1 in 4, of these...