re: Ozempic maker Novo Nordisk surges past Tesla with market value of $566B

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Would you be in favor of doing something with the costs similar to a deductible or donut hole? Let's say a patient wants ozempic, okay, pay 100% of the costs until ____ is met. Then pay 80% until ____ is met. Then pay 60 % so on and so on with continued coverage based on positive outcomes, no intolerances, no allergic reactions or severe side effects? You could also incentive patients to receive more coverage for the drug costs with in rage lab results (CMP, CBC, Lipid profile and A1C done quarterly) and in control BP results for quarterly visits with their PCP. Wouldn't this incentives people learn about, introduce and implement a healthier lifestyle rather than starting with the prescription? Distancing from big pharma is a necessity in this country. Becoming more dependent on it is just accepting a loss.

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Dude I wasn’t arguing against or for anything . Just stating that after almost 20 years in the medical field people are exceedingly ignorant to their health, even in affluent areas. If you’re participating in a thread online about ozempic you likely care more than 99 percent of the population.

As a physical therapist in a hospital I’m constantly in shock about how even the most seemingly obvious information regarding activity, diet, exercise, etc is completely unknown to the general population.

What is being discussed as healthy on places like here compared to the general populace (even extremely productive successful members of it) are light years apart.

It would need to start with some kind of test of the emergency system on every phone in America alerting as to what is actually healthy