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  1. In the US, the estimated net price (after rebates) of Wegovy is $809 per month. In Denmark, the price is $186 per month. A study by researchers at Yale estimated that drugs like Wegovy can be profitably manufactured for less than $5 per month.

    arstechnica.com/science/2024/0

    “Outrageously” priced weight-loss drugs could bankrupt US health carePrices would need to be dramatically slashed to avoid increasing the national deficit.

    #USBudgetDeficit #Weightloss #Obesity #Healthcare #Medicine #Drugs

  2. Republicans all say they oppose deficit spending.
    Democrats are the only ones who actually do something about it.
    #VoteBlue2024 #DeficitSpending #USPolitics #USBudgetDeficit