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Its a bitch to get if you really need it, like my wife does. without insurance, a one month supply cost around a grand, and there is no generic. It is also classed as a tier 3 drug by the insurance lackeys, meaning you need to jump through some hoops to even get the insurance to authorize it. Then its 25 bucks.

We changed insurance from Humana to Florida Blue. We had already been approved with Humana, and she has been on it for at least 8 months. It has lowered her A1C significantly, with the beneficial side effect of weight loss, which also helps with the Type 2 diabetes. First time we went to get the prescription filled, they needed to authorize it again. After 3 days, they disapproved it. They are adhering strictly to the criteria; previously have to have tried Metaformin, then insulin. Her doctor tried the first, didn't like the results (nor did Mrs cport like the side effects), and made a judgment call on the insulin and went straight to the Ozempic. Humana didn't approve it right away either, but did allow the doctor to call and explain, then they approved. No such outreach by Florida Blue. Her dr is going apeshit on the phones. Hes a good patient advocate. He's trying to figure out a way around it. He did rattle enough cages to get a one time emergency auth, but thats only for a month. By next month, I hope we get this done