Rhode Island
McKee’s proposed FY2027 budget drops GLP-1 drugs for weight loss from Medicaid
Gov. Dan McKee’s proposed fiscal year 2027 budget would remove GLP-1 drugs from Rhode Island’s Medicaid formulary for weight loss, saving $6.3 million in general revenue. Coverage of the drugs for weight loss would end on Oct. 1, but Medicaid recipients prescribed GLP-1s for diabetes would continue to have the drug coverage.