Medi-Cal coverage of weight loss drugs on chopping block under governor's proposal

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

57% : Between 2022 and 2023, Wegovy prescriptions in the Medi-Cal program jumped from 15,000 to 181,000, data from the U.S. Centers for Medicaid and Medicare Services show.
53% : The Department of Health Care Services, which oversees the Medi-Cal program, cited a number of reasons for going over budget, including the state's expansion to undocumented immigrants and an increase in prescription drug spending.

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