The Medicare GLP-1 Discount Has One Big Catch: Some Sick Patients Don’t Qualify

The Big Problem With GLP-1 Program – DC Journal - InsideSources

When President Trump and Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Administrator Mehmet Oz announced the creation of the GLP-1 Bridge Program last year, many Americans might have thought the administration had cut a deal that would drop the price of GLP-1 medications to $50 per month for anyone looking to lose weight. They’d also be […] The post The Big Problem With GLP-1 Program appeared first on DC Journal - InsideSources.

The Medicare GLP-1 Discount Has One Big Catch: Some Sick Patients Don’t Qualify

The $50 price under Bridge applies only to people using the drug solely for weight loss. Anyone who has a qualifying medical condition that the FDA approved GLP-1s to treat, such obstructive sleep apnea, is instead routed back to their Medicare Part D prescription drug plan, which can require copays of hundreds of dollars a month for GLP-1s.