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. Erica S. Lee/KFF Health News hide caption toggle caption Erica S. Lee/KFF Health News In January, Jeff La Marca got a prescription for the popular weight loss drug Zepbound. But he
Many Medicare beneficiaries can now get coverage for obesity drugs such as Wegovy. Scott Olson/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Scott Olson/Getty Images Starting in July, Medicare began allowing eligible beneficiaries to get obesity drugs for $50 a month. Less than two months in, CVS and Walgreens tell NPR they’ve each filled around 100,000 such
