"We, the undersigned organizations, are enthusiastically supportive of the proposed rule by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to align coverage policy to reflect the prevailing medical consensus that obesity is a chronic disease. We urge the incoming administration to finalize this policy through the rulemaking process. By extending access to obesity medications for people living with obesity who lack access to comprehensive evidence-based care in Medicare and Medicaid, the proposed CMS rule would address an urgent health crisis and leading contributor to the “Unhealth” of Americans. If action is not taken, the total number of adults with overweight or obesity will reach 213 million. To achieve making America healthier, obesity must be addressed, treated and managed effectively."