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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I have it prescribed via Alpha Health (virtual doctor). I'm not diabetic (was borderline pre-diabetic) and had 20-25 lbs to lose to put me into a normal BMI range. My insurance also covers it (and covers Mounjaro and other weight loss meds) with a $30 monthly co-pay.  It really depends on your specific insurance plan as to whether it will be covered or require pre-authorization.

Y'all need to chill with the "diabetics not having access to it" rhetoric - to be clear, Ozempic is NOT insulin.  Diabetics do not need it to survive. It is one of many medical tools to be used to aid diabetics in losing weight and lower their a1c and blood sugars. [/quote]

What insurance do you have and did you have to fill out pre authorization paperwork, demonstrate you had a combination of risk factors?[/quote]

BCBS. But all of these plans are employer based, so it really depends on whatever your company has negotiated. And no, did not need pre authorization or demonstration that I had a combination of risk factors. I submitted a full panel of bloodwork I had done and Alpha put through a prescription based on my suspected insulin resistance (this is also a complicated diagnosis). But I was not pre diabetic or diabetic. [/quote]

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