A woman is suing her health insurance company for refusing to cover the weight-loss drug Wegovy that was prescribed by her doctor to treat her obesity. Jeannette Simonton, a nurse from Kittitas County, Washington, weighed 228 pounds when she was in February. Her weight and height meant she had a body mass index (BMI) of almost 42, putting her above the threshold of 30, which US regulators had approved as the minimum for the medication. She was also suffering joint problems after decades of being overweight.
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