The Weight of Cost Effectiveness: Can a Cheap Fix Be a Sufficient One? The Medicare Bridge program has achieved surprising success in getting tens of thousands of seniors to fill $50 a month obesity prescriptions.
This has raised more questions than answers about the healthcare system's priorities.
While CVS and Walgreens have each reported filling over 100,000 such prescriptions since July 1, we must consider whether this program is a genuine step towards tackling the complex issue of obesity in America or simply a cheap fix for a very expensive problem.