Drugs known as GLP-1 receptor agonists were initially developed to treat Type 2 diabetes but have become a cultural phenomenon.

Medicare and Medicaid could expand coverage of GLP-1 drugs, such as Ozempic and Wegovy, and pay for patients’ use of the weight loss drugs, according to a new report.

The federal government is expected to start a 5-year-long experiment that will provide some limited coverage of obesity medications.