Northwestern University: Medicare Begins Covering GLP-1s for Seniors July 1, Experts Available for Interviews
July 02, 2026
July 02, 2026
EVANSTON, Illinois, July 2 -- Northwestern University posted the following news release:
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Medicare begins covering GLP-1s for seniors July 1, experts available for interviews
'This is the first time the federal government has treated obesity like the chronic disease it is'
* Program should be considered an 'equity intervention' since obesity rates are highest in the communities that are least likely to be able to afford . . .
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Medicare begins covering GLP-1s for seniors July 1, experts available for interviews
'This is the first time the federal government has treated obesity like the chronic disease it is'
* Program should be considered an 'equity intervention' since obesity rates are highest in the communities that are least likely to be able to afford . . .