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Under a recently launched Medicare pilot program, millions of older adults may qualify for GLP-1 weight loss drugs

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Protestors rally for healthcare for transgender people at a march in June 2025 in Manhattan. NPR has learned the Trump administration shelved a plan to cut off all Medicare and Medicaid funding to any hospital that provided gender-affirming care to minors. Erik McGregor/LightRocket

HealthDay News — The share of U.S. adults taking GLP-1 medications to lose weight has reached a record 11%

The number of Americans taking a GLP-1 drug for weight loss is on the rise. A new Gallup poll shows 11% of adults say they are currently using one, a dramatic increase from just two years ago when just 3% said they were using them. That number could climb even higher as Medicare has cleared…

Good Day Oklahoma’s, Chloe Boudames, sits down with Dr. Kesinger of Integris to talk about the Medicare GLP-1 Bridge Program

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The new Medicare GLP-1 Bridge program offers broader, more affordable access to weight loss drugs to address the growing obesity crisis. But there’s a catch when it comes to bone health

Jude Pare and his partner, Diane Tix, live in rural Minnesota until temperatures dip below freezing, when they take refuge in Arizona for the winter. While away, their mail is forwarded. But Pare, 77, said he didn’t receive any warning from his Medicare prescription drug plan that his $0 monthly premium was about to increase

WASHINGTON — Eligible Medicare beneficiaries can now obtain certain anti-obesity medications for $50 a month under a new federal demonstration program launched by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services