Medicare’s Missing On-Ramp For Access To GLP-1s For Weight Management T. Joseph Mattingly II,Rena M. Conti,andSean D. Sullivan October 7, 2026

https://www.healthaffairs.org/content/forefront/medicare-s-missing-ramp-access-glp-1s-weight-management?utm_campaign=forefront&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-9thbaCj7XCkTR5J1WWhgQOtXDMWG7ZM9hl0ZzMF3w2X_wIPhFiYO7w8foGlxraKNxbpMUI2piBDS8AKVWp9aAIdY2V5g&_hsmi=443478114&utm_source=hasu Medicare’s GLP-1 Bridge program is off to a fast start, but gaps in prior authorization design may exclude beneficiaries who began GLP-1 therapy through cash-pay channels before the program existed.