Theodore K. Kyle, RPh, MBA

This commentary calls for health care systems to deliver equitable care for people living with obesity by addressing weight bias and updating standards in obesity care.

Employer policies for access to maximum benefits do not always match those for access to obesity therapy.

Many hoped the 2013 declaration by the American Medical Association that obesity is a disease would open the door to improved coverage for pharmcotherapy. That did not happen right away, but signs of change are emerging.