Medicare's GLP-1 discount plan has a hilarious catch
The big news is that seniors can finally get weight-loss drugs for cheap, unless they actually need them for other health reasons.
Medicare just rolled out a pilot program that promises GLP-1 drugs for a measly $50 a month. Sounds like a dream, right? Well, there is a massive asterisk attached to the fine print.
The people who are sickest—those with complex conditions—are effectively locked out of the discount. If you need help with weight loss but have other medical issues going on, the program basically looks the other way. It is the classic healthcare move: offer a shiny benefit that works great for the healthiest people and ignore the ones who actually need the intervention.
It is truly impressive to design a benefit that actively discriminates against the most vulnerable patients while pretending to solve the obesity crisis.
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