Table 5.
Medicaid prescription obesity medication coverage by State
| State | Expanded Medicaid? (Y/N) |
Excluded drug coverage list (EDL) | EDL year last updated | Drug coverage based on Preferred Drug List and Policy Handbook | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alabama | N | 1 | 2013 | 0 |
| 2 | Alaska | Y | - 1 | 2014 | 0 |
| 3 | Arizona | Y | 0 | 2013 | 0 |
| 4 | Florida | N | 0 | 2013 | 0 |
| 5 | Georgia | Y | 0 | 2009 | 0 |
| 6 | Indiana | Y | −1 | 2009 | 0 |
| 7 | Kansas | Y | −1 | 2009 | 0 |
| 8 | Louisiana | Y | −1 | 2009 | 0 |
| 9 | Maine | N | 0 | 2009 | −1 |
| 10 | Mississippi | N | 0 | 2014 | 0 |
| 11 | Missouri | N | 0 | 2009 | 0 |
| 12 | Montana | Y | 0 | 2009 | 0 |
| 13 | Nebraska | N | −1 | 2014 | 0 |
| 14 | New Jersey | Y | −1 | 2013 | 0 |
| 15 | North Carolina | N | 0 | 2014 | 0 |
| 16 | North Dakota | Y | 1 | 2013 | 1 |
| 17 | Ohio | Y | 0 | 2009 | 0 |
| 18 | Oklahoma | N | −1 | 2009 | 0 |
| 19 | Pennsylvania | Y | −1 | 2013 | 0 |
| 20 | South Carolina | N | 1 | 2014 | 1 |
| 21 | South Dakota | N | 1 | 2009 | 0 |
| 22 | Tennessee | N | −1 | 2014 | 0 |
| 23 | Texas | N | 1 | 2014 | 0 |
| 24 | Utah | N | 2014 | 0 | |
| 25 | Virginia | N | 1 | 2014 | 1 |
| 26 | Wisconsin | N | 1 | 2014 | 1 |
| 27 | Wyoming | N | 0 | 2013 | 0 |
| 28 | Arkansas | Y | −1 | 2009 | 0 |
| 29 | Delaware | Y | 0 | 2009 | 1 |
| 30 | Illinois | Y | 0 | 2009 | 0 |
| 31 | Iowa | Y | 0 | 2014 | 0 |
| 32 | Michigan | Y | 0 | 2009 | 0 |
| 33 | New Hampshire | Y | −1 | 2009 | 0 |
| 34 | West Virginia | Y | 0 | 2013 | 0 |