No cost estimate for Medicare’s Bridge program, No Surprises Act rules

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Radio silence on obesity coverage cost

Medicare is advertising that older adults can get Wegovy and Zepbound, specifically for weight loss, starting this July for $50 a month. But the government still is not sharing how much this will cost taxpayers, who will be footing most of the bill.

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