Does Florida Medicaid cover Ozempic or Wegovy or Rybelsus for weight loss?

Not covered. Weight-control medications are excluded from the prescribed drug benefit; Wegovy is not on the PDL

Does Florida Medicaid cover Mounjaro or Zepbound for weight loss?

Not covered. Weight-control medications are excluded from the prescribed drug benefit; Zepbound is not on the PDL

Does Florida Medicaid cover Saxenda or Victoza for weight loss?

Not covered. Weight-control medications are excluded from the prescribed drug benefit; Saxenda is not on the PDL

Medicaid coverage

Florida: what Medicaid covers

Florida Medicaid excludes weight-control medications from its prescribed drug benefit, and the July 1, 2026 preferred drug list names no weight-loss brand. The diabetes versions of the same molecules, Ozempic and Mounjaro, are on the list with prior authorization, but the weight-loss drugs are not covered.

Checked against the primary source August 27, 2026

What Medicaid in Florida covers, and the criteria that apply.
Drug	Position	Criteria
Semaglutide	Not covered	Weight-control medications are excluded from the prescribed drug benefit; Wegovy is not on the PDL
Tirzepatide	Not covered	Weight-control medications are excluded from the prescribed drug benefit; Zepbound is not on the PDL
Liraglutide	Not covered	Weight-control medications are excluded from the prescribed drug benefit; Saxenda is not on the PDL

Semaglutide Not covered

Weight-control medications are excluded from the prescribed drug benefit; Wegovy is not on the PDL
Tirzepatide Not covered

Weight-control medications are excluded from the prescribed drug benefit; Zepbound is not on the PDL
Liraglutide Not covered

Weight-control medications are excluded from the prescribed drug benefit; Saxenda is not on the PDL

If the answer is no. Around 45% of initial prior authorizations for these drugs are refused, and 35 to 45% of first-level appeals are overturned. A refusal is not the end of the process, and the cash-pay routes are priced on this site alongside it.

Sources

Every claim above is checked against the primary text, and the date is the day we last opened it.

1
Florida Medicaid Prescribed Drugs Services Coverage Policy, December 2017 (incorporated by reference into F.A.C. 59G-4.250, current version effective 12/24/2017)
Florida Agency for Health Care Administration (AHCA) Primary text read and checked Checked August 27, 2026
2
Florida Medicaid Preferred Drug List, Effective July 1, 2026
Florida Agency for Health Care Administration (AHCA) Primary text read and checked Checked August 27, 2026