Under the Medicare GLP-1 Bridge, eligible beneficiaries can get Medicare coverage of GLP-1s for obesity for a $50 monthly copayment, which will not count towards the Part D deductible or out-of-pocket spending cap and Part D Low-Income Subsidy cost-sharing assistance will not apply
Were really waiting on more of the clinical-trial evidence to come in, and there are a number of studies, mine and others, ongoing right now
The theoretical risk requires a lifetime contraindication in patients with a personal or family history of medullary thyroid cancer (MTC) or menin-2 (Mary and Curtis 2010
Design: Randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled Phase 2 trial
Supplementing with a plant-based protein powder (pea protein is the most complete) bridges the gap
Glucagon promotes hepatic fatty acid oxidation (fat burning in the liver) and reduces intrahepatic lipid accumulation, which is particularly beneficial for MASH/NAFLD