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Health insurance coverage for state employees through the Public Employees' Benefit Insurance Program (PEHP) is the focus of this resolution, which directs PEHP to expand its existing bariatric surgery pilot program, in place since 2011, into a broader "Weight Management and Obesity Pilot Program" starting with the 2026 plan year. Under the change, medically qualified members — those meeting BMI thresholds and completing health coaching and other participation requirements — would be able to choose, one time, between bariatric surgery or a new alternative pathway covering GLP-1 weight-loss drugs (a class of medications that includes drugs like Ozempic or Wegovy), which PEHP currently covers only for diabetes treatment, not obesity. The GLP-1 option would require members to pay 50% of the cost, cap PEHP's monthly pharmacy expense at $300 per member, and limit coverage to 24 months, with members who stop using GLP-1 drugs within six months allowed to switch to the bariatric surgery option instead. The resolution directs PEHP to keep the combined program within its existing $1,050,000 annual budget and to report on the program's results to a legislative committee each year through 2028.