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"textContent": "State health plan overseers voted Thursday to eliminate coverage for GLP-1 drugs for obesity, capping off months of torn decision-making over how to tamp down surging health care costs while maintaining care access for members. Some members taking GLP-1 drugs to treat other conditions, like diabetes, would not be affected.",
"title": "Divided board drops coverage for GLP-1 drugs for public workers"
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