Dr. Oz Announces New $50 per Month Medicare GLP1 Drug Program for Weight Loss
What was said
"Starting yesterday, everybody on Medicare who was not already eligible for these GLP1 fat shots, as the president calls them, because of his hard work on these MFN most favored nation drug pricing negotiations, we've been able to negotiate the prices down. So, you can afford these meds now. They're $50 a month if you're eligible. We've already had thousands of people sign up overnight."
Dr. Mehmet Oz, administrator for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, announced a new Medicare program making GLP-1 weight loss drugs available for $50 per month to beneficiaries who want to lose weight, even without pre-existing conditions like diabetes or heart disease. The program, launched the day before his appearance, expands access beyond the affluent Upper East Side of Manhattan, currently the top zip code for GLP-1 prescriptions. Oz stated the program could reach millions of Americans and save taxpayer money by preventing chronic illness.
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