As GLP-1 weight loss medications continue to surge in popularity, NFL legend Tom Brady is getting in on the action, using his wellness brand to “democratize” the health care system in a way the world has “never seen.”

The seven-time Super Bowl champion has teamed up with eMed, a digital health company managing sustainable ways to offer GLP-1 drugs while helping employers reduce health insurance claims.

“There’s an epidemic in America, the disease of obesity, and how can we democratize health and wellness in a way that the world has never seen?” Brady said in an exclusive interview with “The Claman Countdown” Wednesday.

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Tom Brady before a game at AT&T Stadium Sept, 15, 2024, in Arlington, Texas. (Sam Hodde/Getty Images / Getty Images)

Serving as eMed’s chief wellness officer, Brady hopes to help people live better, healthier lives by harnessing the power of weight loss medications, lamenting America’s obesity epidemic.

“I love seeing people live a better life, live a healthier life, feel better, do the things that they want to do in the end. It’s always been a struggle in our country,” the football legend said.

“There’s no debate about the way that this medicine is working right now in terms of keeping people and getting people on their wellness journey started.”

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EMed CEO Linda Yaccarino previously said the goal is to apply Brady’s “rigor” to improve the health of the American workforce and minimize chronic diseases.

A woman injects a GLP-1 into her stomach in this undated photo taken at an undisclosed location. (iStock / iStock)

With more than 60% of Americans receiving health benefits through an employer, eMed aims to incentivize companies to cover GLP-1 medications for eligible workers, Yaccarino said.

“We do a great job of saving employers’ money and getting people healthy,” Brady said.

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“There’s finally, for the first time, a health benefit, attacking all these chronic diseases and a financial benefit to employers. So, it’s giving them incentive to cover the medications,” Yaccarino added.

Tom Brady shakes a young fan’s hand at Fanatics Fest. (Fanatics / Fox News)

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Yaccarino described GLP-1 medications as the “pharmaceutical revolution” of the modern age while outlining the support eMed provides to patients.

“Once we bring our members onto our program, we combine AI, technology and continuous clinical support so they stay with us,” she said.

Once again Wall Street was surprised by a deflationary wholesale price report where the level of the so-called producer price index actually dropped by three-tenths of a percent. And it’s worth noting that after rising 1.1 percent in April, the PPI eased to 0.6 percent in May. And then the outright decline of three-tenths in June.

This follows yesterday’s deflationary CPI report. Both are a welcome relief from the inflationary reports of recent months. Real average hourly earnings rose 0.8 percent in June. That’s the best monthly real wage gain in 11 years, excluding the pandemic. Wall Street is also wrong about its prediction that the Fed will be raising rates, as these deflationary reports have taken rate hikes off the board, undoubtedly for the rest of the year I think. 

Actually, my view is the Fed’s not going to change their target rates until Chairman Kevin Warsh’s various task forces report. There are five panels with some very smart people on them. They’re gonna look at the appropriate inflation measures, the Fed’s balance sheet, communication and forward guidance, economic data quality, and productivity.

This is part of Mr. Warsh’s regime change. And it’s a very good idea. Yet my hunch is not to expect any big policy changes until those task forces publish their work, and the central bank figures out how to absorb the reports and then change them.

Meanwhile, even as President Trump steps up the bombing of Iran in response to the IRGC busting the ceasefire and the memorandum of understanding, inflationary expectations in our financial markets are actually coming down.

Indeed even the WTI oil price seems to have stopped rising. I think word money markets want to see regime change in Iran even more than regime change at the Fed. For the record, the two-year CPI break-evens have dropped all the way to 1.89 percent, that’s below the Fed’s 2 percent target, the dollar is strong, and precious metals are soft.

Meanwhile profits, productivity, and stock prices are all soaring. After the pro-growth incentives of the One, Big, Beautiful Bill of a year ago. So at least for now, we’ve got falling prices and a rising economy. Has Goldilocks returned?

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Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent announced Wednesday that the U.S. Mint will begin striking a new $1 gold coin featuring President Donald Trump to mark America’s 250th anniversary.

Bessent said in an X post that the coin will honor “the enduring legacy of liberty” and serve as a “lasting symbol of patriotism.”

“Featuring President Trump, it celebrates the strength of American values, and the promise of a nation dedicated to preserving freedom for all,” Bessent wrote.

Bessent also shared an image of the coin, which shows Trump’s portrait on one side. The word “LIBERTY” appears along the top edge, with “1776 ~ 2026” along the bottom and “IN GOD WE TRUST” on the right side.

The reverse side features a presidential-style eagle shield design with “250” in the center. The outer edge reads “UNITED STATES OF AMERICA” and “ONE DOLLAR.”

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President Donald Trump boards Air Force One at Morristown Municipal Airport in Morristown, New Jersey, on June 21, 2025.  (Mandel Ngan/AFP via Getty Images)

Federal law generally bars living people from appearing on U.S. currency. The Trump administration has said the coin is allowed under a 2020 law authorizing special coin designs for America’s 250th anniversary, according to Forbes.

The announcement quickly drew reaction on social media, with some critics calling it a “vanity project” and supporters praising it as a patriotic tribute.

“The irony is incredible – while Americans are pinching pennies to afford the skyrocketing costs of groceries, housing, and healthcare, the Trump administration is producing coins featuring Trump’s face,” Rep. Jerry Nadler, D-N.Y., wrote on X. “Donald Trump and Republican lawmakers have plunged our country into a devastating affordability crisis, and now they’re indulging Trump in another golden vanity project.”

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Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent is pictured on June 4, 2026, in Washington, D.C. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

Rep. Thomas Massie, R-Ky., also criticized the move.

“Congratulations, we’ve entered the end stages. Eliminate the penny, plug the nickel, and make some commemorative gold coins nobody can afford,” Massie wrote. “I feel sorry for the folks who will be sold worthless knockoffs of this by the usual grifters.”

Meanwhile, others praised the coin as a fitting tribute to the country’s semiquincentennial.

“Whether you’re a numismatist, history buff, or just love a strong symbol of American resilience, these coins are sure to be in high demand. They’re a fitting tribute to the nation’s enduring spirit of liberty and determination on this milestone birthday,” one user wrote on X.

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A February 6, 2025, photo shows the US Treasury in Washington, DC. (Mandel Ngan/AFP via Getty Images / Getty Images)

FOX Business first learned last year that the Treasury Department was considering a plan to mint new $1 coins bearing Trump’s image as part of a push to commemorate the 250th anniversary of America’s founding.

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“Despite the radical left’s forced shutdown of our government, the facts are clear: Under the historic leadership of President Donald J. Trump, our nation is entering its 250th anniversary stronger, more prosperous, and better than ever,” a Treasury spokesperson told FOX Business at the time.