"Sen. Bernie Sanders pointed out during Wednesday's hearing that Ozempic costs an average of $969 monthly in the US, compared to $59 in Germany. Wegovy averages $1,349 a month in the US, while in Germany, it's only $140."
"In other countries, government agencies negotiate with drug companies so consumers pay less. Here, we have middlemen - pharmacy benefit managers - who are supposed to do that negotiating."
"People who can't afford to pay $1,000 a month for meds often end up trying to ration their supply or microdosing it. Patients also bargain-hunt for cheaper weight-loss drugs online."
"Telehealth companies, like Ro and Henry Meds, help patients wrangle insurance to try to cover brand-name drugs. They also offer discounted versions of the drugs that contain the same active ingredient as Ozempic and Wegovy."
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