Should taxpayers fund Ozempic for weight loss?

X owner Elon Musk posted a few days ago that it was imperative to provide GLP-1 hormones like Ozempic inexpensively to the public. “Nothing would do more to improve the health, lifespan and quality of life for Americans than making GLP inhibitors super low cost to the public,” he said. “Nothing else is even close.”

He cited a study which found that although the U.S. has the costliest health care system in the world, it ranks 42nd in life expectancy. Last month, he posted, “Making GLP inhibitors...