Medicare Is About to Cover Weight-Loss Drugs for the First Time Here's What the GLP-1 Bridge Program Means for Millions of Americans with Obesity Three weeks from now, on July 1, 2026, millions of older Americans with obesity will gain access to GLP-1 weight-loss medications through Medicare for the first time in the program's 60-year history
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As people using GLP-1 and GLP-1/GIP RA therapy lose weight and no longer meet plan-defined criteria, coverage can be withdrawn, forcing nonmedically indicated discontinuation and destabilizing care (e.g., rapid weight regains and worsening glycemia)
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