President-elect Trump's team to lead the nation's health agencies is rapidly coming together. President Trump first nominated Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to head the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). Then it was announced that TV broadcaster Mehmet Oz had been selected to lead the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. In a series of announcements late Friday, President Trump nominated former Rep. Dave Weldon (R-Fla.) to lead the center.

The Biden administration on Tuesday proposed new rules that would allow more Americans to cover anti-obesity drugs like Wigovy and Zepbound under Medicaid and Medicare. Millions of Americans have been diagnosed with obesity, and obesity is considered a chronic disease that can lead to serious health consequences such as cardiovascular disease, stroke, and diabetes. One recent study found that three-quarters of U.S. adults are overweight…