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GLP-1 drugs don’t require marketing. There are tons of people who have been prescribed them and aren’t being covered by insurance. Both Novo and Eli Lily are no
by cowsandmilk 8mo ago
GLP-1 drugs don’t require marketing. There are tons of people who have been prescribed them and aren’t being covered by insurance. Both Novo and Eli Lily are now selling them direct to consumers with prescriptions that don’t have insurance coverage.
- Forgeties79 8mo agoBut they still market regardless. They probably constitute 50% of the medical ads I see now
- willis936 8mo agoMake sure to tune into the superbowl tomorrow.
- Forgeties79 8mo agoAt least I know kid rock won’t be there
- roamerz 8mo agoThankfully we have options - Kid Rock will be performing an alternative half-time show and it's available on X and Youtube @ 8PM.
- mullingitover 8mo agoIs there a Kalshi bet going about whether he'll perform his song about preferring underage girls?
- Forgeties79 8mo agoDoesn’t really narrow it down
- renewiltord 8mo agoIsn’t this a common rock star trope? Anthony Kiedis talks about a 14 yo who he slept with on tour.
- mullingitover 8mo agoAnthony Kiedis isn't headlining an event that's being put on by an expressly christian organization. He also is not closely tied to someone who's mentioned more in the Epstein Files than Harry Potter is mentioned in the Harry Potter books.
- heavyset_go 8mo agoIt is if you baseline is Ian Watkins, but we tend to look at these people with disgust for their blatant displays of depravity.
- Forgeties79 8mo agoKid Rock has some pretty infamous, explicit lyrics I won’t be pasting here. Just look it up, there are dozens of articles about this right now. It’s not rumors or something ambiguous, he is a disgusting person with some pretty awful things to say. Given TP’s christian mission/focus and constant moral panic stance, coupled with the MAGA movement’s alleged concern for minors, “he is not appropriate” is an understatement. Unfortunately he stays somewhat relevant because he drapes himself in an American flag.
- Forgeties79 8mo agoYes. That is why I know he won’t be on for the Super Bowl. It’s also why I find the Super Bowl so appealing tomorrow night.
- starkparker 8mo ago> a Hims & Hers Health (HIMS.N) (Super Bowl) commercial features a voiceover by rapper Common with the tag line "Rich People Live Longer"
- Aurornis 8mo agoThe marketing isn't for the drugs. They market the service that gives you the drugs with the smallest oversight possible. These services are becoming popular among people who shouldn't be taking GLP-1s (eating disorders, body dysmorphia, people who are too thin but want to lose more weight) because most of their providers are just trying to write prescriptions as fast as possible to collect their payments.
- com2kid 8mo agoAlso the elderly and poor who cannot afford the prescriptions. GLP-1 drugs range from $100-$200 a month from mail order compounding pharmacies, or $500 a month on "discount" plans from the drug makers. This change to FDA enforcement is going to prevent a lot of people from getting help. The positive impact of GLP-1 drugs is huge, but the price is out of reach for most people. The people who most benefit, elderly obese people at high risk of injury due to falls, who have a low quality of life from morbid obesity, are least able to afford access to the drugs. These compounding pharmacies were improving a lot of lives.
- wbl 8mo agoI'm obese. The drugs are approved. But without another condition they aren't covered by my HMO so I have to go outside.
- FireBeyond 8mo agoThe horrific state of US "insurance" is that they won't cover this but will generally happily cover a gastric bypass.
- wbl 8mo agoThey wouldn't for me: not that obese, no other health effects.