600,000 Seniors Enroll in Medicare Obesity Drug Plan
Around 600,000 older Americans have signed up for GLP-1 weight loss medications in the first two months of a federal initiative. The Medicare Bridge program provides access to these treatments for fifty dollars a month.

600,000 seniors signed up for GLP-1 weight loss drugs in the United States during the first two months of a federal program. The Medicare Bridge program launched in July, giving older Americans access to treatments at $50 a month. Expanded access addresses rising obesity rates among seniors while testing federal healthcare spending limits.











