Trump Says Medicare Will Soon Cover Weight-Loss Drugs
By Aldgra Fredly
Published on May 2, 2026.
President Donald Trump has announced that Medicare will soon provide coverage for weight-loss drugs, including those made by Novo Nordisk, for $50 per month. The coverage will begin in July, with drugs containing semaglutide, a GLP-1 receptor agonist. The announcement was made at an event in Florida.
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