In January, Jeff La Marca got a prescription for the popular weight loss drug Zepbound, but he couldn't afford the $750 monthly price tag.
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Medicare launched a pilot program that could streamline the process to get GLP-1s, with some seniors paying just $50 a month. But many people with the most serious illnesses won't get that discount.
In January, Jeff La Marca got a prescription for the popular weight loss drug Zepbound, but he couldn't afford the $750 monthly price tag.
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The Medicare GLP-1 Discount Has One Big Catch: Some Sick Patients Don't Qualify - KFF Health News

The Medicare GLP-1 Discount Has One Big Catch: Some Sick Patients Don't Qualify

The Medicare GLP-1 discount is here, so why are some sick people excluded? | Fortune

The new Medicare GLP-1 Bridge program promises eligible beneficiaries access to popular weight loss drugs for as little as $50 a…

The $50 price under the program applies only to people using the drug solely for weight loss

“I'm obese, morbidly obese, BMI 42. I had quadruple heart bypass surgery. I'm at risk for stroke. I'm prediabetic. And yet I…

Some Medicare beneficiaries are getting access to weight loss drugs this month through a so-called Bridge program. But questions…

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Only some of the medications are included