Eli Lilly, Novo Nordisk to slash weight loss drug prices, offer some Medicare coverage

[Needsalife]

Weight loss drugs prices to be slashed some Medicaid/medicare coverage

https://www.cnbc.com/2025/11/06/trump-eli-lilly-novo-nordisk-deal-obesity-drug-prices.html

 

[byefatlicia]

This is good news. And will help drive grey prices even lower🙂

"The event was delayed when a man who was standing behind Trump fainted."
He was reportedly a pharma rep

 

[IshimaruKenta]

"Tirzepatide, the active ingredient in Eli Lilly’s Zepbound and diabetes injection Mounjaro, likely won’t be eligible for those negotiations until the end of the decade."

 

[Biglemon]

Says Zepbound and Mounjaro eligible for $50-149 per month on Medicare and Medicaid. That’s a game changer.

 

[MsGizmo]

Too little too late for me ... but I'm happy for anyone who it does end up helping. Most insurance companies follow the state guidelines and Ohio pretty much bans coverage for weight loss drugs. Not a single plan on the marketplace covers them. I know, I checked.