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The Medicare GLP-1 Discount Has One Big Catch: Some Sick Patients Don’t Qualify
The $50 monthly Bridge price applies only to weight-loss use, leaving patients with approved conditions to face Part D copays of hundreds of dollars.
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Lodinews.comThe Medicare GLP-1 discount has one big catch: Some sick patients don’t qualify
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. Then Medicare launched an 18-month pilot program that offers GLP-1 medications to some enrollees for only…
Medicare's pilot GLP-1 discount program has a catch. Some sick patients don't qualify
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.
·Washington, United States
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