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FYI 92% of Americans have health insurance. People are not paying $1k/month. > a "discount card" which can be withdrawn at any time if we're talking hypotheti
by NavinF 2y ago
FYI 92% of Americans have health insurance. People are not paying $1k/month.
> a "discount card" which can be withdrawn at any time
if we're talking hypotheticals...
- Someone1234 2y agoFYI most health insurance won't cover the $1K/month cost of either weight loss medication currently (only for diabetes version with appropriate diagnosis). So people are, absolutely, paying out of pocket. I personally know two people that are and there have been multiple articles about it. > if we're talking hypotheticals... We aren't. We've seen it with multiple very expensive US drugs that had generous "discount cards" that were withdrawn when they got popular. It is like a drug-dealer model, get them hooked, then jack up the price. The drug companies know this is a golden goose, and they only have 13 remaining years to squeeze it.
- ribosometronome 2y agoMost health insurance will not cover these medications for the purpose of weight loss. Even for diabetics, many require you to go through other medications like metformin first, to show that can't help with your A1C (which it very well may, but without as much help losing weight). There are discount coupons that come and go and bring it down to like $500/mo if you have insurance that doesn't cover, but they come and go. A lot of people are definitely paying a $1k/mo for their skinny-as-a-service subscription.
- Spooky23 2y agoMost insurance plans are excluding the drugs for weight loss purposes. With a type-2 diagnosis, you can get Ozempoc, Zephound or Rybelsus covered. Wegovy, etc and off-label Ozempic is excluded by most formularies. Some big companies and government plans are covering it however.
- HeatrayEnjoyer 2y agoInsurance only covers with a diabetes prescription. My sister in law is a pharmacist and 50% of her shop's fills are cash price because insurance will not help.
- wl 2y agoYou’re probably getting a few things mixed up. Insurance generally only covers Ozempic if someone has diabetes. Some insurance plans cover Wegovy, the same drug with a different dosing labeled for weight loss, but many don’t.