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Awesome news for the fat folks of the PT board--Trump inks $350 Ozempic

Posted on 11/6/25 at 11:31 am
Posted by MrLSU
Yellowstone, Val d'isere
Member since Jan 2004
28884 posts
Posted on 11/6/25 at 11:31 am


Now you guys who weigh over 250 can get back to your junior high weight within 6 months for a little of over $50 a vial.

White House
ADVANCING MOST-FAVORED-NATION (MFN) PRICING:

Today, President Donald J. Trump announced the latest in a series of the most significant actions ever taken by our Federal government to lower prescription drug prices, unveiling agreements with pharmaceutical manufacturers Eli Lilly and Company and Novo Nordisk to dramatically reduce the prices Americans pay for some of the world’s most popular drugs.

The agreement represents a historic reduction in prices for Americans on the two drugs with the highest annual expenditures in the United States, both of which help adults struggling with diabetes, heart disease (Ozempic and Wegovy only), obesity, and other conditions.

The prices of Ozempic and Wegovy will fall from $1,000 and $1,350 per month, respectively, to $350 when purchased through TrumpRx.
The price of Zepbound and Orforglipron, if approved, will fall from $1,086 per month to an average of $346 when purchased through TrumpRx.
In the event that the FDA later approves the Wegovy pill, or certain similar “GLP-1” drugs in each company’s pipeline intended to be taken orally rather than as a shot, the initial dose of those drugs will be priced at $150 per month through TrumpRx.

The historic reduction in prices negotiated by President Trump will enable Medicare and Medicaid to cover obesity drugs for adults at a dramatically lower cost to taxpayers than that proposed by the Biden Administration.
The Medicare prices of Ozempic, Wegovy, Mounjaro, and Zepbound will be $245, less than half the prices proposed by the Biden Administration on such drugs. State Medicaid programs will also have access to these medications at these prices.

These low prices will enable Medicare to cover Wegovy and Zepbound for patients with obesity and related comorbidities for the first time.

Medicare beneficiaries will pay a co-pay of just $50 per month.

Additionally, the agreement provides for reduced costs on other Eli Lilly and Novo Nordisk medicines when purchased through TrumpRx. For example:
Eli Lilly will provide Emgality, a treatment for migraines, at $299 per pen, a discount of $443 off of the list price.

Eli Lilly will provide Trulicity, a commonly used diabetes medicine, at $389 per month, a discount of $598 off of the list price.

Novo Nordisk will provide widely-used insulin products, including NovoLog and Tresiba, at $35 per month of supply.

The agreement also provides that Eli Lilly and Novo Nordisk will guarantee MFN prices on all new medicines that they bring to market, repatriate increased foreign revenue on existing products, and provide every State Medicaid program in the country access to MFN drug prices on their products.

INVESTING IN AMERICA TO SECURE PHARMACEUTICAL SUPPLY CHAINS:

Eli Lilly and Novo Nordisk are also announcing large investments to expand U.S. manufacturing capacity.

Novo Nordisk has committed an additional $10 billion investment to strengthen its domestic footprint, including producing the Wegovy tablet, if approved, end-to-end in the U.S.

Under President Trump’s leadership, Eli Lilly has announced at least $27 billion in new U.S. manufacturing investments.

MAKING AMERICA HEALTHY AGAIN:

President Trump promised to ensure the American healthcare system is promoting health and addressing the root causes of chronic disease. Today’s announcements represent historic progress on meeting this promise.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimate the prevalence of obesity among American adults to be 40%.

Obesity is one of the key drivers of chronic disease, increasing the risk of type 2 diabetes, hypertension, heart disease, strokes, and certain cancers, among other conditions.

Today’s announcement makes available potentially life-changing medications to adults struggling with obesity, representing a historic opportunity to reverse the obesity epidemic and associated chronic disease crisis when coupled with lifestyle changes to preserve and improve health gains long-term.

The Administration remains committed to a comprehensive Make America Healthy Again approach that realigns incentives, fosters private-sector collaboration, increases public awareness of the importance of diet and exercise, and advances critical research.

ENDING GLOBAL FREELOADING ON AMERICAN PHARMACEUTICAL INNOVATION:

President Trump is taking decisive action to rebalance a system that has allowed pharmaceutical manufacturers to offer low prices to other wealthy nations while charging Americans significantly higher prices.

According to recent data, the prices Americans pay for brand-name drugs are more than three times the price other Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development nations pay, even after accounting for discounts manufacturers provide in the U.S.

The United States has less than five percent of the world’s population, yet roughly 75% of global pharmaceutical profits come from American taxpayers.

Drug manufacturers benefit from generous research subsidies and enormous healthcare spending by the U.S. Government. Instead of passing that benefit through to American consumers, drug manufacturers then discount their products abroad to gain access to foreign markets and subsidize those discounts through high prices charged in America. Americans are subsidizing drug-manufacturer profits and foreign health systems, both in development and once the drugs are sold.

DELIVERING ON PROMISES TO PUT AMERICAN PATIENTS FIRST:

President Trump is delivering on promises for American patients that the political establishment did not believe were possible.

On May 12, 2025, President Trump signed an Executive Order titled: “Delivering Most-Favored-Nation Prescription Drug Pricing to American Patients” directing the Administration to take numerous actions to bring American drug prices in line with those paid by similar nations.

On July 31, 2025, President Trump sent letters to leading pharmaceutical manufacturers outlining the steps they must take to bring down the prices of prescription drugs in the United States to match the lowest price offered in other developed nations.

Since September 30, 2025, President Trump has announced five deals with major pharmaceutical manufacturers to bring prices in line with those paid in other developed nations, which will provide substantial price relief on numerous products taken by millions of Americans.

President Trump has been relentless in his effort to address the unfair and outrageous prices Americans pay for prescription drugs:

President Trump: “In case after case, our citizens pay massively higher prices than other nations pay for the same exact pill, from the same factory, effectively subsidizing socialism abroad with skyrocketing prices at home. So we would spend tremendous amounts of money in order to provide inexpensive drugs to another country. And when I say the price is different, you can see some examples where the price is beyond anything — four times, five times different.”
This post was edited on 11/6/25 at 11:36 am
Posted by Eric Nies Grind Time
Member since Sep 2012
25400 posts
Posted on 11/6/25 at 11:32 am to
People with zero willpower stay winning.
Posted by MrLSU
Yellowstone, Val d'isere
Member since Jan 2004
28884 posts
Posted on 11/6/25 at 11:33 am to
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This will definitely help insurance premiums come down across the US.
Posted by saturday
Pronoun (Baw)
Member since Feb 2007
7734 posts
Posted on 11/6/25 at 11:34 am to
quote:

This will definitely help insurance premiums come down across the US.




Posted by Silver Bullets
Member since Nov 2025
16 posts
Posted on 11/6/25 at 11:35 am to
Job cuts in October hit highest level since 2003.
That should help reduce obesity
This post was edited on 11/6/25 at 11:37 am
Posted by KiwiHead
Auckland, NZ
Member since Jul 2014
35312 posts
Posted on 11/6/25 at 11:36 am to
I think more specifically it's stuff like Wegovy, but only if you are paying straight out of pocket.
Posted by Norbert
Member since Oct 2018
3553 posts
Posted on 11/6/25 at 11:36 am to
Honestly, it’s a fascinating time to be alive watching people drop 120 pounds in a few months and credit their new hobby of walking the neighborhood in a weighted vest.
This post was edited on 11/6/25 at 11:38 am
Posted by how333
Member since Dec 2020
3806 posts
Posted on 11/6/25 at 11:36 am to
quote:

People with zero willpower stay winning.


That's like saying, "If you use electricity, you're being lazy." Or, "if you own a car, instead of walking, you're lazy."
Posted by Kcrad
Diamondhead
Member since Nov 2010
64656 posts
Posted on 11/6/25 at 11:41 am to
Some guy just passed out on the stage. I'm not sure who it was, hope he's ok.
Posted by Norbert
Member since Oct 2018
3553 posts
Posted on 11/6/25 at 11:43 am to
quote:

That's like saying, "If you use electricity, you're being lazy." Or, "if you own a car, instead of walking, you're lazy."


Certainly an imperfect metaphor

Honestly, use of the drug would get less negative chatter if the users stopped saying shite like “So THIS is what it’s like for everybody else who is skinny and doesn’t have to live with all of the food noise I’ve lived with my entire life.”
This post was edited on 11/6/25 at 11:44 am
Posted by MDB
Baton Rouge
Member since Nov 2019
3606 posts
Posted on 11/6/25 at 11:44 am to
Looks like he was stroking out. They had to catch him before he hit the floor. Have no clue who he is.
Posted by tigger4ever
Member since Apr 2021
1310 posts
Posted on 11/6/25 at 11:45 am to
Which guy passed out?
Posted by PillageUrVillage
Mordor
Member since Mar 2011
15638 posts
Posted on 11/6/25 at 12:00 pm to
Errrrbody bout to be walking around with a sunken face!
Posted by TigerFanatic99
South Bend, Indiana
Member since Jan 2007
34401 posts
Posted on 11/6/25 at 12:10 pm to
So, this means nothing for people who don't qualify for Medicare or Medicaid, right?
Posted by TigerFanatic99
South Bend, Indiana
Member since Jan 2007
34401 posts
Posted on 11/6/25 at 12:11 pm to
quote:

This will definitely help insurance premiums come down across the US.


Not when private insurance refuses to cover it and it's still $350-1300 a month for the average Joe.
Posted by SippyCup
Gulf Coast
Member since Sep 2008
6742 posts
Posted on 11/6/25 at 12:25 pm to
quote:

So, this means nothing for people who don't qualify for Medicare or Medicaid, right?


Correct. So poor fat people will benefit, but the fat middle class will still stay fat.
Posted by ActusHumanus
St. George, Louisiana
Member since Sep 2025
453 posts
Posted on 11/6/25 at 12:26 pm to
quote:

So, this means nothing for people who don't qualify for Medicare or Medicaid, right?


Right. frick the working public.
Posted by gaetti15
AK
Member since Apr 2013
14575 posts
Posted on 11/6/25 at 12:27 pm to
My wife had diabetes, she got put on monjauro.

Its a life saving drug.

Less flares from Lupus, stable bloodsugar. Weight loss.

Only $35/month with my insurance.

Waaaaay cheaper than the insulin she was prescribed.
Posted by 3down10
Member since Sep 2014
35390 posts
Posted on 11/6/25 at 12:27 pm to
quote:

DELIVERING ON PROMISES TO PUT AMERICAN PATIENTS FIRST:


By stealing from other Americans to pay for it. But I guess all the Americans being stolen from, the people who do actual work and contribute to everything in this country, don't matter.

Kind of shite you expect democrats to brag about.
Posted by 3down10
Member since Sep 2014
35390 posts
Posted on 11/6/25 at 12:28 pm to
quote:

My wife had diabetes, she got put on monjauro.

Its a life saving drug.

Less flares from Lupus, stable bloodsugar. Weight loss.

Only $35/month with my insurance.

Waaaaay cheaper than the insulin she was prescribed.


You can also just eat keto, break the carb addiction and get the same benefits without all the negative side effects.

This post was edited on 11/6/25 at 12:28 pm
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