The Medicare GLP-1 Discount Has One Big Catch: Some Sick Patients Don’t Qualify
Millions of Medicare patients with qualifying diagnoses are excluded from a new GLP-1 discount program.
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Quick answers
Who is eligible for the Medicare GLP-1 discount program?
Coverage does not yet specify the eligibility criteria.
What is the cost of GLP-1s for those who do not qualify for the discount?
Coverage does not yet specify.
How can patients determine if they qualify for the discount?
Coverage does not yet specify.
The brief
Nearly six million Medicare patients with qualifying diagnoses are ineligible for a new $50 GLP-1 discount program. Coverage from Medical Daily and UA.NEWS specifies that the program excludes patients who have a qualifying diagnosis but do not meet other criteria.
The program's exclusion criteria are not yet specified. The program's rollout has sparked a marketing push from Eli Lilly, which is advertising GLP-1s to Medicare enrollees.
According to Yahoo and Fierce Pharma, the campaign focuses on aging and obesity. The KFF Health News coverage does not yet specify how patients can determine their eligibility or what alternatives exist for those who do not qualify.
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Sources (6)
- As GLP-1 Costs Climb, Medicare Part D Plans Face a Reckoning The American Journal of Managed Care · 1d ago
- Medicare's 50 Dollar GLP-1 Price Locks Out Nearly Six Million People Who Have a Qualifying Diagnosis Medical Daily · 1d ago
- Eli Lilly Debuts Advertisement Selling GLP-1s to Medicare Enrollees Yahoo · 1d ago
- Medicare’s GLP-1 discount program excluded millions of patients UA.NEWS · 1d ago
- Lilly covers aging and obesity in new GLP-1 access campaign Fierce Pharma · 1d ago
- The Medicare GLP-1 Discount Has One Big Catch: Some Sick Patients Don’t Qualify KFF Health News · 1d ago
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