# Medicare Built a GLP-1 Bridge After Insurers Said No — Now the Clock Is Running

- slug: medicare-built-a-glp-1-bridge-after-insurers-said-no-now-the-clock-is-running
- date: 2026-04-22
- category: Biotech & Life Sciences

Medicare launched a two-year workaround Wednesday to cover expensive weight-loss drugs for seniors at $245 a month, with the government absorbing the financial risk itself after every major private insurer declined to participate.

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