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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2018 Sep 1.
Published in final edited form as: Int J Obes (Lond). 2017 Nov 20;42(3):495–500. doi: 10.1038/ijo.2017.287

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