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My US doctor recommended it to me last week and said there was a way for it to cost about $200/mo if I want to do that. I thought it was strange that he said it

My US doctor recommended it to me last week and said there was a way for it to cost about $200/mo if I want to do that. I thought it was strange that he said it that way instead of just saying the price, but I didn't follow up because we were 45 minutes into the appointment and I was ready to get out of there. I'm supposed to book a follow up appointment after I've read about it, so I guess I'll find out what he means then.

ceejayoz 4y ago
Pretty much every expensive medication has a copay assistance program in the US. For trirzepatide: https://www.mounjaro.com/hcp/savings-resources https://www.mounjaro.com/hcp/savings-resources They typically are income blind and make your out-of-pocket price negligible. I'm on a med (Skyrizi) that's $18k per shot, one every three months; their assistance program ensures I don't pay more than $5. They chip in on the deductible/coinsurance/copay, you don't skip the medication due to cost, and they still get significant money out of your insurer. Everybody wins, until everyone's premiums go up next year.
- thinkmcfly 4y ago
  Goddamn your healthcare system is fucked up.
  - strombofulous 4y ago
    Is it? Isn't this exactly the outcome you'd hope for? Individual consumers pay basically nothing and companies are still incentivized to innovate and create new medicines
    - ceejayoz 4y ago
      Individual consumers aren’t paying nothing. The cost is just being hidden from them so they don’t flip over the tables. They pay via premiums - mine went up to $2,792/month this year - or if their employer pays those, via the resulting wage impact. And, as a result, we spend 2-3x what the rest of the OECD spends on healthcare - public and private spending - with roughly the same health outcomes.
  - ceejayoz 4y ago
    Agreed. Injecting a milliliter of fluid worth as much as a new car makes me twitchy.
giaour 4y ago
Your doc was probably referring to purchasing semaglutide from a compounding pharmacy, which is usually in the $200/month range (depending on dose). Compounded versions don't typically come in the user friendly "injection pen" format that brand name versions do, so not everybody is comfortable with that option.
- onionisafruit 4y ago
  Interesting. For an $800/mo savings, I can get real comfortable self administering an old-fashioned shot.
aantix 4y ago
14mg Rybelsus can be had for about $200/mo through Canadian pharmacies. Look at 1800rxonline.

ceejayoz 4y ago

Pretty much every expensive medication has a copay assistance program in the US. For trirzepatide: https://www.mounjaro.com/hcp/savings-resources https://www.mounjaro.com/hcp/savings-resources They typically are income blind and make your out-of-pocket price negligible. I'm on a med (Skyrizi) that's $18k per shot, one every three months; their assistance program ensures I don't pay more than $5. They chip in on the deductible/coinsurance/copay, you don't skip the medication due to cost, and they still get significant money out of your insurer. Everybody wins, until everyone's premiums go up next year.

thinkmcfly 4y ago
Goddamn your healthcare system is fucked up.
- strombofulous 4y ago
  Is it? Isn't this exactly the outcome you'd hope for? Individual consumers pay basically nothing and companies are still incentivized to innovate and create new medicines
  - ceejayoz 4y ago
    Individual consumers aren’t paying nothing. The cost is just being hidden from them so they don’t flip over the tables. They pay via premiums - mine went up to $2,792/month this year - or if their employer pays those, via the resulting wage impact. And, as a result, we spend 2-3x what the rest of the OECD spends on healthcare - public and private spending - with roughly the same health outcomes.
- ceejayoz 4y ago
  Agreed. Injecting a milliliter of fluid worth as much as a new car makes me twitchy.

giaour 4y ago

Your doc was probably referring to purchasing semaglutide from a compounding pharmacy, which is usually in the $200/month range (depending on dose). Compounded versions don't typically come in the user friendly "injection pen" format that brand name versions do, so not everybody is comfortable with that option.

onionisafruit 4y ago
Interesting. For an $800/mo savings, I can get real comfortable self administering an old-fashioned shot.

aantix 4y ago

14mg Rybelsus can be had for about $200/mo through Canadian pharmacies. Look at 1800rxonline.