Popular weight-loss drugs could cost a lot less soon in U.S.

[Jose Garcia]

Source: Desert News

Drug manufacturers Novo Nordisk and Eli Lilly have reached a deal with the Trump administration to drop prices on wildly popular obesity drugs for Medicare, Medicaid and private-pay Americans, the president announced Thursday.

The deal cut with the two companies will reduce consumer cost of Zepbound and Wegovy, as well as pill forms of two other GLP-1 obesity drugs. The New York Times reported that obesity drugs in pill form are expected to win regulatory approval in coming months.

“The lowest price, of $150 a month, will be available only for the lowest doses of the pill form of the drugs. When those drugs reach the market, Medicare and Medicaid will pay that price, as will Americans using their own money to buy the pills directly from manufacturers,” the Times reported.

The Trump administration said coverage of the injectable forms of Wegovy and Zepbound would also be more available for those on the two government-sponsored health insurance programs and will decrease what those programs pay. “Those measures are likely to expand access but still will stop far short of covering all the millions of people with obesity under those federal programs,” the Times article said.

Read more: https://www.deseret.com/lifestyle/2025/11/06/trump-deal-lower-prices-weight-loss-drugs-wegovy-zepbound/

[gab13by13]

1. People won't need those drugs

if they can't afford groceries, they are going to lose weight.

[Drum]

2. Pyrrhic victory...

Chemical skinniness isn’t all it’s cracked up to be, or so I’m told….

[slightlv]

3. I think I've heard of some major side effects

these drugs have on those taking them... although I'll admit I can't remember it right now. I pay attention because my sister wants to take them so bad, and her insurance won't cover them.

[SunSeeker]

6. Nausea, constipation and diarrhea are the common side effects.

Pancreatitis is a less seldom side effect, but very serious.

[Fiendish Thingy]

4. Wegovy goes generic next year, so not sure how much actual savings there will be. Nt

[Silent Type]

5. Lots of people, including Democrats, will like this. Hope it helps some people get over the hump of getting

in shape. Many will revert, but some will feel better about themselves.

Bu, yeah, “who needs it if we are starving” is a fair response with trump.

[Aussie105]

10. There is no 'hump'.

A lifelong dedication to taking care of yourself definitely isn't a 'hump'.

[Silent Type]

20. Uhh, if you are obese, it helps get you lighter where you can move. Whether one keeps moving, is another issue.

[3Hotdogs]

7. I listened to Trump's speech on this. He lowered the price on these drugs by 1,000 percent.

I'll say it again so's ya get it. ONE THOUSAND PERCENT drop in the price of those drugs. Why when I go to CVS, they're gonna pay me to take the pills off of their hands.


Did Obama or Biden do this for us?

[Aussie105]

8. Weight loss 'solution'? I have a better idea!

Stop eating those too big too unhealthy meals!

Less meat, more fresh vegetables!

And get high fructose corn syrup out of everything!

Walk more, drive less!

Tax the corn syrup, tax sugar, tax those fast food places that don't care if you die soon!

[CoopersDad]

21. You should self-delete your insensitive comment.

I shouldn't have to explain why.

[Justice Brandeis]

9. No drugs for me

I lost over 50 pounds the old-fashioned way: eating right and exercise. You'd be surprised how well it works.

[Aussie105]

11. People just want the easy way out.

Can't give up their unhealthy food or habits, but the right drug is seen as an instant antidote for their daily mistakes.
Keep doing what you are doing, just take the drug.
Big pharma approves.

'Cured' my type 2 diabetes by losing 30 pounds.
And clothes fit better.

[Deep State Witch]

27. You Were Lucky

You only needed to lose 30 pounds. Try 100 or more. It's not that easy.

[DenaliDemocrat]

30. Your experience is NOT everyone's

Metabolism is highly individualized. Obesity science (and yes, I’m a biochemist/toxicologist) has demonstrated that it is not all calorie in vs calorie out

I raise vorstehund dogs. I have a male who eats 6 cups a day and stays a little thinner than I prefer condition. I have a female who eats three cups a day and is perfect. I have a female who eats 2 cups a day and is fat. All dogs are exercised HARD. All eat very good premium kibble. All are closely related and about the same structure. I literally add fiber to my one females food to try to keep her less hungry.

[Skittles]

13. I don't think it's hard for people to do

the problem is, when they lose that weight they go right back to their old habits

changing those habits is the real key to natural long-term weight management

[ucralum]

14. Gosh, it must be great...

…to be so smugly superior and to know exactly what other people’s lived experience is better than they do. As we know, all human bodies work in precisely the same manner; that’s why we all look the same, behave alike, and get identical diseases.

I swear to fucking Christ, the lack of empathy here sometimes makes me think I’ve accidentally wandered into Republican Underground.

[Aussie105]

15. If you are fat and can't help it because 'Reasons!'

Expect little empathy or sympathy from those who aren't.

Sedentary lifestyle, eating out of boredom?
Emotional eating? Feel bad, eat something but not really hungry, feel better?

Might be that a blood test or two are in order? Underactive thyroid, slow metabolism?

[Justice Brandeis]

17. And my favorite: "it's just water weight"

nt

[thebigidea]

24. I can assure you that no one is expecting empathy

[Skittles]

18. I do have sympathy for people who battle weight

but those same folk tell me how "lucky" I am I don't have to DO anything to stay at a decent weight, and that is ridiculous - I do a LOT

[Prairie Gates]

23. Once someone told me it was easy to run a marathon at (my weight)

Sure, I said, and it's easy to be (my weight) if you train for marathons.

[Tree Lady]

16. It does work to lose weight by

Taking appetite away, but lots of side affects and if you stop using it appetite comes back and you have to be disciplined at that point or will regain the weight.

I know someone on it very overweight and feels sick to her stomach a lot and can only eat tiny meals.

[DenaliDemocrat]

31. It does far more than that

It helps insulin be transported into the cells, it reduces blood sugar changes, it also fixes metabolic syndrome, and it affects dopamine receptors in the brain.

It is so powerful it helps people quit smoking. It helps alcoholics not crave alcohol, and anecdotally it seems to be helping people with pathological narcissism not need “supply”.

[Tree Lady]

33. Sounds good but does that all stop

When they stop taking it? Good thing prices coming down if they have to take for life.

[DenaliDemocrat]

34. Yes

For the most part. Obesity is a disease and it needs lifelong treatment. It’s not about willpower. People are assholes when it comes to weight and say things about obese people that they would NEVER say to an alcoholic.

[Footay]

19. So disappointed by some of these comments

GLP1 drugs have been a livesaver - literally - for me. They are a miracle.

For those of you who consider obesity some sort of moral failing - shame on you.

It's pretty simple, actually. Everyone's body doesn't process food the same. I could eat only lettuce leaves and plain chicken breasts for months and not lose a pound (ask me how I know).

I have been on a GLP-1 since 2022 with zero side effects. I have lost 185 lbs. I have also eliminated the need for many other medications.

I will forever be on these drugs, and will happily pay the price. I am fortunate that my employer's insurance offers coverage.

[CoopersDad]

22. Recommended.

Thank you for standing up for others and for sharing your success story.

[thebigidea]

25. I guess some folks think you didn't "earn" it somehow, that the huge change in your life was somehow cheating

Rather than saying "glad it worked for you, hope you stay healthy," they think some tough love is better for you. Ie, simple cruelty.

[Deep State Witch]

26. Thank You For Speaking Up

I'm also about 2 months into Zepbound. I have literally tried everything short of having the gastric bypass to lose weight. I have been obese all of my life. Even with strict keto dieting and exercise, I was unable to get down to what society considered a "healthy" weight.

Ignore the fat shamers here. Anti-fat prejudice is the last acceptable form of discrimination. Even here on DU. Especially here on DU.

[obnoxiousdrunk]

29. This.

[Bluestocking]

28. I lost a ton of weight a few years back

I was doing weight watchers and miraculously the weight just came off. Turns out I had an autoimmune disease and that is why I was losing weight. Once the doctors had successfully treated the disease and I was healthy again the weight came right back.

I am done with diets. Yes I am overweight but since I walk 6 miles a day everyday my doctor says not to worry about my weight since all my vitals are fine.

You can be overweight and still be healthy.

[DrFunkenstein]

32. So...Yes To Putting Chemicals Into Our Foods To Make Us Obese and...

Yes to putting chemicals into our body to make us thin (as opposed to healthy). It sounds like a win-win, just not for the American people.