Weekend Edition: Dr. Oz on Coverage of GLP-1 Medication, Iran War and NATO Summit, and Democratic Socialist Candidates

Weekend Edition: Dr. Oz on Coverage of GLP-1 Medication, Iran War and NATO Summit, and Democratic Socialist Candidates

July 11, 2026 · 24 min

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This episode features discussions on GLP-1 medications, the Iran War, NATO Summit, and Democratic Socialist candidates.

In this weekend's episode, three segments from this past week's Washington Journal. First: A discussion about the start of a new, temporary program covering GLP-1 medications for obesity for certain Medicare beneficiaries with Dr. Mehmet Oz of the Center for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). Then: James Robbins of Institute of World Politics discusses the latest on the Iran War and this week's NATO Summit Finally: Matt Bennett – co-founder of the center-left group "Third Way" discusses recent wins by Democratic Socialist candidates and what it means for the future of the Democratic Party. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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