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Medicare is now offering $50 GLP-1 prescriptions. The US may never be the same.

The latest breakthrough for GLP-1 drugs isn’t scientific. It’s financial. As of July 1, Medicare is providing coverage of GLP-1 medications for weight loss for just a $50 co-pay, potentially enabling millions more Americans to get onto this much-hyped new class of drugs. Medicare’s GLP-1 Bridge Program, as it is called, is technically a one-year pilot project authorized by the Trump administration. Medicare previously limited GLP-1 coverage to people who have diabetes, heart disease, or obstructive sleep apnea. Under the new program, Medicare enrollees will be eligible to receive o...