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STAT+: Medicare still won’t say how much covering obesity drugs will cost
Older adults on Medicare can get Wegovy and Zepbound for $50 a month, starting in July. But the agency still is not sharing how much this will cost taxpayers.
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Older adults on Medicare can get Wegovy and Zepbound for $50 a month, starting in July. But the agency still is not sharing how much this will cost taxpayers.
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According to STAT’s linked item, STAT+: Medicare still won’t say how much covering obesity drugs will cost, Older adults on Medicare can get Wegovy and Zepbound for $50 a month, starting in July. But the agency still is not sharing how much this will cost taxpayers.
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