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CNN 国际新闻
📌 标题：Medicare will start covering weight-loss drugs on July 1 for the first time. Here’s what you need to know
📅 发布时间：Updated Jun 29, 2026, 6:00 AM ET
📝 英文原文：
Millions of Medicare enrollees will gain their first-ever coverage for drugs for weight loss under a temporary pilot program that launches July 1.Mary Abrahamson hopes to be one of them.The rural Washington resident was tired of carrying extra weight on her 5-foot-3-inch frame. It made it harder for the 71-year-old to do the things she enjoyed, including walking her dogs and gardening.Unable to afford the weight-loss drugs Wegovy or Zepbound, which were priced at more than $1,000 a month at the time, Abrahamson started using a compounded version of the GLP-1 drug tirzepatide two years ago, which initially cost her $400 a month but has since dropped to $200. Her husband, Jeff, 77, began earlier this year. Both have shed pounds and have more energy – though the monthly tab is a struggle financially.The couple, who live off of Social Security, savings and a small pension, may soon be able to get Zepbound for $50 a month each through the Medicare pilot program. The steep discount would allow them to buy a new riding lawn mower or improve their drinking water system or take a dream vacation to Belize, where Abramhamson has already picked out a resort.“With this weight loss, I feel 10 years younger,” said Abrahamson, who no longer struggles with sleep apnea and other ailments since starting the compounded GLP-1. “It changed my life for the better. I don’t want to give it up.”The Abrahamsons are hoping to be among the millions of senior citizens who will become eligible to obtain weight loss drugs through Medicare for the first time in the program’s history. It is launching the temporary pilot, called Medicare GLP-1 Bridge, on July 1.Finding that extra weight made it harder for her to do things she enjoyed like walking her dogs, Mary Abrahamson began using a compounded GLP-1 drug for weight loss two years ago.Jeff AbrahamsonAbrahamson now hopes she qualifies for Medicare's new Bridge program so she can access a weight-loss drug for only $50 a month.Jeff AbrahamsonMedicare
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🇨🇳 中文翻译：
根据 7 月 1 日启动的临时试点计划，数百万医疗保险参保者将首次获得减肥药物保险。玛丽·亚伯拉罕森希望成为其中之一。这位华盛顿农村居民厌倦了她 5 英尺 3 英寸的身材承受额外的体重。这让这位 71 岁的老人更难做她喜欢的事情，包括遛狗和园艺。她买不起减肥药 Wegovy 或 Zepbound，这些药物在医院的每月售价超过 1,000 美元。
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