"Greatest Country in the world" (USA) residents (older folks ideally) have you all been "forced" to go gray cuz your prescription was too expensive?

[Tadpole1]

Yes, like I could not optimize my health with my budget. I don't even have health insurance. Crazy how much money this can cost and how much the institutions sell this

 

[rkbleddyn]

Yes, like I could not optimize my health with my budget. I don't even have health insurance. Crazy how much money this can cost and how much the institutions sell this

Everything is too expensive. That's what happens when you just keep printing money and going further in debt.

I used to think I was middle class 15 years ago when I made 1/3 of what I do now, but now I just feel poor.

I'm just gonna sell my house and go live under a bridge with the homeless, but I'm taking my peptides. I hope I don't get offed because one of my fellow under the bridge dwellers think my peptides are fentanyl or tranq or whatever. I should have enough to buy everyone cheap beer and wine, so maybe I'll be protected and I can get the best cardboard box available to sleep in.

 

[ToeMittens]

My insurance wouldn’t cover it, even though I was obese and prediabetic, so I joined up with a telehealth place and had to pay OOP for name brand Zepbound. Because I was insured and my insurance just would t cover it, I didn’t qualify for any coupons. I was desperate, under-informed, and had just gotten a bonus, so I paid an astronomical amount over 5 months (I think it was like $1200 for 4 single-use pens). When I found another provider that offered compounded Tirzepatide, I switched right away, but was still paying $300/month for meds + membership. I’d been doing that for 2 years before I discovered gray. Finally made my first purchase and was able to cancel my telehealth sub just last month. Sure wish I’d discovered this place at the beginning of my journey.

My doctor knows I take it and has been so supportive. I’ve lost 90 lbs, my bloodwork looks fantastic, and I’ve eliminated the prediabetes. I plan to take this for the rest of my life.

My mother-in-law just turned 80 and started Zepbound last year. She was morbidly obese with severe sleep apnea (has since lost 100 lbs) and her meds are covered under her Medicare plan. I think she pays $25/month. If she had to pay OOP, I’d be sourcing gray for her, too.

 

[Tadpole1]

Everything is too expensive. That's what happens when you just keep printing money and going further in debt.

I used to think I was middle class 15 years ago when I made 1/3 of what I do now, but now I just feel poor.

I'm just gonna sell my house and go live under a bridge with the homeless, but I'm taking my peptides. I hope I don't get offed because one of my fellow under the bridge dwellers think my peptides are fentanyl or tranq or whatever. I should have enough to buy everyone cheap beer and wine, so maybe I'll be protected and I can get the best cardboard box available to sleep in.

that or go to another country, its crazy how everybody else lives, much better

 

[rkbleddyn]

that or go to another country, its crazy how everybody else lives, much better

We do that also. Plane tickets are expensive too, but sometimes it's still cheaper, depending on what it is.

 

[GLP1Pharmacist]

My copay for a single month for Wegovy 750+ per month, Zepbound zero coverage. F*CK BC/BS

 

[rkbleddyn]

My insurance wouldn’t cover it, even though I was obese and prediabetic, so I joined up with a telehealth place and had to pay OOP for name brand Zepbound. Because I was insured and my insurance just would t cover it, I didn’t qualify for any coupons. I was desperate, under-informed, and had just gotten a bonus, so I paid an astronomical amount over 5 months (I think it was like $1200 for 4 single-use pens). When I found another provider that offered compounded Tirzepatide, I switched right away, but was still paying $300/month for meds + membership. I’d been doing that for 2 years before I discovered gray. Finally made my first purchase and was able to cancel my telehealth sub just last month. Sure wish I’d discovered this place at the beginning of my journey.

My doctor knows I take it and has been so supportive. I’ve lost 90 lbs, my bloodwork looks fantastic, and I’ve eliminated the prediabetes. I plan to take this for the rest of my life.

My mother-in-law just turned 80 and started Zepbound last year. She was morbidly obese with severe sleep apnea (has since lost 100 lbs) and her meds are covered under her Medicare plan. I think she pays $25/month. If she had to pay OOP, I’d be sourcing gray for her, too.

When my wife first started taking Ozempic, insurance covered it and she paid $25 a month for the pens. She was pre-diabetic and very near full diabetic. Then they changed their policy and refused to pay because her A1C did not prove she is full on type 2. What a system, a drug prevents you from getting type 2 and then they take it away from you because you are not type 2. The entire medical system needs scrapped and we have to start over. They are stuck 100 years in the past and they have no desire to move forward because there is too much money to be made on aging sick people. This is their business model and they don't want it to change. So we the people have to change it because the government cannot, they are part of the problem.

 

[rkbleddyn]

My copay for a single month for Wegovy 750+ per month, Zepbound zero coverage. F*CK BC/BS

Yeah, I have the highest level BCBS and it sucks. I don't even use it any longer, my Dr doesn't take it and not using it just saves me money. I only have in case something really bad happens. Otherwise, it's a waste of money and a total scam. I'm paying $250 cash a month for compounded Tirz.

 

[bay_area_schizo]

I don't believe anyone mentioned a year.
The Bridge Program (which will cover GLPs through Medicare) is set to start on July 1st.
The OP is frustrated that her mother's medication is costing almost $260 a month due to corporate greed and crappy prescription coverage.
Stop assuming this is about hating our country, and start understanding that it IS about lack of decent healthcare and coverage. US citizens can be mad about the system without lacking love for their country. Don't turn this into something political.

exactly! it's precisely due to the fact that I do love my country that I am asking the questions about the direction we've taken healthcare in. I care so I want all of us to succeed... not just the people that can afford to. why do people always frame this as on or off? zero or one? oh your not a patriot if you ask hard questions? foh with that noise! ok I'm gettin all fired up 🤣🤣