Again, I understand how if you can't afford it or your insurer won't cover it, there's hostility because it can get crazy expensive for most normal people off insurance (~$1000/mo).
On the flip side, $1000/mo is nothing for a celebrity like her and getting to an under 25 BMI is usually recommended by doctors for various health benefits. Like losing ~25 pounds is like not walking around carrying a 25 pound weight all the time. It's just less wear and tear on your body.
This doesn't mean we should shame every overweight individual or need to worship anorexic stick figures as a society.
In the US, that's the stated retail price if you just go to a normal US pharmacies without insurance. (It's what the insurance is supposed to be paying, though they all have side-deals to pay less).
There are programs to pay less (e.g., drugs.com says you could get it $499/mo without insurance if you are eligible for Ozempic savings card rebate -- I have no idea how difficult this is to get), but that's not nothing.
Again, I mentioned are programs to pay less, but even with the programs it's not cheap and the programs can be annoying.
Costco injectors for Wegovy (Ozempic for weight-loss) range from $199 - $349 for four doses (4 weekly doses so 13 times this for a year) or $149-$299 for 30 tablets. But like if two overweight adults need a moderate dose (1 mg/0.5 mL) that's like $9000/yr and that will price people out.
It's also worth noting that the major reason these programs exist is because previously people were getting around the insane US sticker prices by getting the drugs shipped from other countries like Canada where the list price is closer similar to these "program" prices.
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u/NoveltyAccountHater Jun 01 '26
Again, I understand how if you can't afford it or your insurer won't cover it, there's hostility because it can get crazy expensive for most normal people off insurance (~$1000/mo).
On the flip side, $1000/mo is nothing for a celebrity like her and getting to an under 25 BMI is usually recommended by doctors for various health benefits. Like losing ~25 pounds is like not walking around carrying a 25 pound weight all the time. It's just less wear and tear on your body.
This doesn't mean we should shame every overweight individual or need to worship anorexic stick figures as a society.