Trump team delays pilot program for Medicare to cover cost of ‘fat shot’

NewsWorldAmericasUS politicsTrump team delays pilot program for Medicare to cover cost of ‘fat shot’Without insurance or discounts, GLP-1 injectables can cost more than $1,000 per monthAriana Baio Wednesday 22 April 2026 22:11 BSTBookmarkCommentsGo to commentsBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":true,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"b2962947","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-balance-medicare-glp1-coverage-b2962947.html","title":"Trump team delays pilot program for Medicare to cover cost of GLP-1s"}}CloseTrump tells his friends taking 'fat pill' Ozempic it 'hasn't worked so well'Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inboxGet our free Inside Washington emailGet our free Inside Washington emailEmail*SIGN UPI would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice{"className":"sc-1ge0fwe-0","newsletterData":{"regSourceNewsletter":"IND_INSIDE_WASHINGTON","regTitle":"Inside Washington","subscriptionGroup":"inside_washington","subscriptionGroupId":"af764e04-87eb-45e6-a84b-a7455ba70a1e","type":"inside_washington","pathPrefix":"/news/world/americas/us-politics","associatedAuthors":["Eric Garcia","John Bowden"],"title":"Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox","mobileTitle":"Get our free Inside Washington email","imageSrc":"https://static.independent.co.uk/static-assets/images/newsletters/insideWashington1_1.png","label":"I would like to receive morning headlines Monday - Friday plus breaking news alerts by email","newsletterKey":"receiveInsideWashingtonNews","regSourceSection":"US politics","regSourceMethod":"NSCs"},"isClimate":false}The Trump administration is delaying a pilot prog...