r/Semaglutide 2d ago

Trump Administration Drops Efforts to Provide Medicare coverage for GLP1s for obesity

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u/TheBetawave 2d ago

That's very sad. You can at least use the wegovy savings card to get a monthly dose for $499.

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u/Comfortable-Rip-2050 2d ago

Not if you’re on Medicare or Medicaid. It’ll cost me the full $1,300 a month if I continue my treatment. You can read these exclusions on the Wegovy website. My doctor said it has to do with the contracts pharmaceutical companies have with the government agencies.

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u/ATouchOfTheDizzies 2d ago

All government payers are excluded from drug savings programs, even DOD Tricare and it’s actually due to federal anti-kickback statutes that prohibit the offering of anything of value (cost savings) to get people to buy things that are reimbursable by the government.