*P.B.s Medicare Part D plan for medications wont cover Mounjaro due to a federal law passed in 2003 that prohibited Medicare from covering weight management medications because of supposed dangerous side effects
It may impact how quickly they work
If your aim is to reduce cardiovascular disease, restricting its use to a limited time only and for those with the highest BMIs doesnt make sense. The SELECT trial enrolled 17,604 adults aged 45 years and older with a BMI of 27 kg/m2 or higher and established atherosclerotic CVD
For non-urgent palpitations that are brief, infrequent, and not associated with concerning symptoms, patients should still discuss them with their prescribing clinician at the next scheduled review
Now it's year four and my insurance has dropped coverage for Zepbound, so it's $449 from LillyDirect, which is OK at this point in my life
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