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Medicare's pilot GLP-1 discount program has a catch. Some sick patients don't qualify

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Medicare's pilot GLP-1 discount program has a catch. Some sick patients don't qualify

Medicare launched a pilot program that could streamline the process to get GLP-1s, with some seniors paying just $50 a month.

But many people with the most serious illnesses won't get that discount. (Image credit: Erica S.

Lee)

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