WASHINGTON – For 14 years, Jesse’s mind spiraled. So did his weight. The medications he took for schizophrenia drove his weight up until he nearly hit the 300-pound mark.
His mom wanted to get him on a weight-loss drug like Trulicity or Ozempic. But in Arizona, as in most states, Medicaid doesn’t cover GLP-1s for obesity alone. The family struggled even to afford air conditioning.
At $1,000 a month, treatment was far out of reach…