The Medicare GLP-1 Discount Has One Big Catch: Some Sick Patients Don’t Qualify

KFF Health News · August 25, 2026

In January, Jeff La Marca got a prescription for the popular weight loss drug Zepbound. But he couldn’t afford the $750 monthly price tag. Then Medicare launched an 18-month pilot program that offers GLP-1 medications to some enrollees for only $50 a month. La Marca thought he might finally be able…

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