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Drugstores say Medicare's $50 obesity drug program is catching on

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Drugstores say Medicare's $50 obesity drug program is catching on

NPR · Aug 26, 2026, 9:11 PM UTC

The Bridge program, which began July 1, makes some Medicare beneficiaries eligible for obesity drugs for $50 a month. CVS and Walgreens say they've each already filled 100,000 such prescriptions.