600,000 seniors have signed up for obesity drugs under new Medicare program

600,000 seniors have signed up for obesity drugs under new Medicare program

​U.S. Centers ​for ‌Medicare and Medicaid ​Services Administrator Dr. ‌Mehmet Oz said on Monday that 600,000 seniors have ‌signed up to receive ‌GLP-1 weight loss medications in the first two ⁠months ​of ⁠a new federal program created to ⁠expand access to ​the highly sought-after treatments.

Under ⁠the so-called Medicare Bridge ⁠program, ​which launched in July, millions of older ⁠Americans qualify for obesity medications ⁠at ⁠just $50 a month.

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