Millions of Medicare beneficiaries are about to gain access to GLP-1 weight loss medications for as little as $50 per month through the new Medicare Bridge Program, launching July 1. In this episode of On The Pen, Dave Knapp sits down with obesity medicine expert Angela Fitch to break down exactly who qualifies, how to apply, which medications are covered, and what this historic expansion of obesity treatment access means for patients across America. We discuss: ✅ Medicare Bridge Program eligibility requirements ✅ Zepbound, Wegovy, Foundayo (orforglipron), and GLP-1 coverage updates ✅ BMI and comorbidity qualifications ✅ Prediabetes, sleep apnea, cardiovascular disease, and obesity treatment access ✅ How Medicare patients can obtain GLP-1 medications ✅ Why obesity is finally being treated as a chronic disease ✅ The future of obesity medicine and Medicare coverage ✅ Concerns about access to care vs access to medication ✅ Muscle loss, nutrition, strength training, and healthy weight loss ✅ The Treat and Reduce Obesity Act (TROA) This may be one of the most important developments in obesity treatment history, potentially opening the door for millions of Americans living with obesity, prediabetes, cardiovascular disease, and other weight-related conditions to receive evidence-based care. 📖 Read more obesity medicine news at Obesity.News 🔗 All links: linktr.ee/manonthemounjaro #GLP1 #Medicare #Zepbound #Wegovy #Obesity #WeightLoss #ObesityMedicine #MedicareBridgeProgram #Tirzepatide #Semaglutide #Foundayo #Orforglipron #Prediabetes #Type2Diabetes #WeightManagement #AngelaFitch #OnThePen #MedicareCoverage #GLP1News #ObesityTreatment #HealthcarePolicy #WeightLossMedication #ChronicDisease #Mounjaro #Retatrutide #Lilly #NovoNordisk #ObesityAdvocacy #GLP1Community #MedicarePatients

How To Get $50 GLP-1

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**Podcast:** On The Pen GLP-1 News

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We are T-9 days until the Medicare Bridge program goes live. An amazing time for patients living with obesity. Why? Well, because millions of people, maybe up to 60 million people, who were boxed out of obesity treatment before July 1st will now have access for $50 a month. What an amazing program this is.

And, you know, this didn't just happen by accident. This happened because industry professionals and industry organizations have been working tirelessly for years to see this day come. And when I thought about doing a podcast before this went live, I thought there is no one better to talk to on this topic than Dr. Angela Fitch.

So today we're going to talk to Dr. Angela Fitch of Known Well. We're going to get her perspective on who qualifies for this thing anyway. How do you get it? What are some of the things we're excited for? And maybe what are some of the things that we have as concerns? And we're going to have that conversation. But before we do, hit that like, hit that bell, hit that sub, and let's get going on this week's episode of On The Pen. Welcome to the On The Pen podcast with your host, Dave Knapp.

The hype music on this podcast is unmatched. It gets me in the vibe every time, no matter what mood I'm in. Welcome back to this week's episode of On The Pen podcast. If you're listening on Apple, Spotify, wherever you're listening, give us a five-star rating and a review. That helps more people discover this podcast. You can't possibly know how beneficial that is to our podcast when you just leave a review. Even if it's just one word, it helps to push this out to other people.

And there are millions, millions more getting on these medications thanks to the new pill versions of these medications. So there's more people we need to bring into this OTP tent, and your review makes all the difference. I also want to thank this week's podcast sponsor, Roe. Listen, there are a few people who have done more to democratize access to obesity care than our partners at Shed.

And if you're somebody who's looking for care, we'd invite you to check out roe.co forward slash OTP for On The Pen to learn a little bit more about what they're doing over there at Roe. And while you're there, you're going to learn more about these medications, including the potential side effects within just a couple of clicks. It's a great resource. They've got tools that you can even use, even if you don't use Roe, to find out if you have insurance coverage for obesity medicine to begin with. So check out our partners at Roe.co forward slash OTP.

But we're going to get started on this week's episode, and I have been so excited about this topic. We've actually started separate social media channels just to feed out information as it's coming. It's sort of come in slow drips of information as to who qualifies for these medications. But starting July 1st, which is just nine days away from today, so man...

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