Jay Rughani(@JayRughani):Medicare now covers GLP-1s for obesity. Even outside of obesity, Medicare GLP-1 scripts hit ~22 million in 2024 (up 4x from 2019, double 2022). Now add the biggest indication of all (~20 million clinically eligible Medicare patients over time). Impact still underappreciated.

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Jay Rughani@JayRughani

2026.07.11 19:21

Medicare now covers GLP-1s for obesity. Even outside of obesity, Medicare GLP-1 scripts hit ~22 million in 2024 (up 4x from 2019, double 2022). Now add the biggest indication of all (~20 million clinically eligible Medicare patients over time). Impact still underappreciated.