Re:Ozempic drug supresses desire to smoke, drink and more
by smileysteve on Monday May 22, 2023 @04:40PM
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Most of the data is showing that Ozempic is not required long term though so a single year might be all that's required; and for the morbidly obese;
$12k is going to be less than the typical admission to a hospital (for injury, illness, heart disease, diabetes related incident.)
What’s the cost/benefit of weight loss and diabetes control vs $12k/year? I would expect people with high obesity are very expensive to insure and insurance can’t drop people any more. It may be cheaper to pay for ozempic (especially at whatever negotiated rate insurance pays) than to pay for the alternative negative health outcomes.
That and ozempic goes generic in 2031 and mounjaro in 2027 so soon this won’t be a question of $1000/month but maybe $1000/year at which point insurers will probably force customers to take it or pay higher rates.