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Medicare to offer $50 monthly access to GLP‑1 drugs under new CMS demonstration

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Kevin Kinsella

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Part D enrollees will gain $50 monthly access to select GLP-1 medications through a new CMS demonstration program – but at what price?

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) have announced a new program for seniors to access certain GLP‑1 medications monthly at a sharply reduced cost.

The limited-time Medicare GLP‑1 Bridge program will provide eligible Medicare beneficiaries access to certain GLP-1 medications for $50 per month beginning July 1, 2026, through December 31, 2027.

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