Trump administration to pilot coverage of weight‑loss drugs under Medicare and Medicaid, Washington Post reports

(Reuters) -The Trump administration is planning an experiment to cover weight-loss drugs under Medicare and Medicaid, the Washington Post reported on Friday, citing documents from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.

The proposed plan would permit state Medicaid programs and Medicare Part D insurance plans to voluntarily cover GLP-1 drugs such as Ozempic, Wegovy, Mounjaro and Zepbound for weight management, the report said.

The initiative is slated to begin in April 2026 for Medicaid and January 2027 for Medicare.

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services did not immediately respond to a Reuters request for comment.

(Reporting by Surbhi Misra in Bengaluru and Kamal Choudhury; Editing by Sharon Singleton and Shinjini Ganguli)