Nearly Four Million Medicare Beneficiaries Could Be Eligible for the Temporary Medicare GLP-1 Bridge Program Covering These Drugs for Weight Loss Published: Jun 29, 2026

https://www.kff.org/medicare/nearly-four-million-medicare-beneficiaries-could-be-eligible-for-the-temporary-medicare-glp-1-bridge-program-covering-these-drugs-for-weight-loss/ A new KFF analysis finds that 3.8 million Medicare beneficiaries met the criteria to be eligible for the new Medicare GLP-1 Bridge, based on claims data from 2023.