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.

FILE PHOTO: U.S. Center for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Administrator Dr. Mehmet Oz speaks during a press conference at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services in Washington, D.C., U.S., July 21, 2026. REUTERS/Kylie Cooper/File Photo

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.

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