According to the Washington Post, 13 states currently cover the drugs for Medicaid patients, while Medicare prohibits coverage of the drugs used solely for weight loss, but allows for treating indications they are approved for like sleep apnea and heart disease.

The Trump administration is planning an experiment to cover weight loss drugs under Medicare and Medicaid, potentially benefiting millions of Americans struggling with obesity.

State Medicaid programs already are allowed to offer GLP-1 drugs for weight loss, but only 13 state programs currently do so. Meanwhile, Medicare currently covers GLP-1 drugs for people with a diagnosis of diabetes or cardiovascular disease and who have obesity or who are overweight, but not for the treatment of obesity itself.