Imagine being prescribed medication crucial for your health, only to find it costs $1,000 a month even with insurance.
In this video, I recount Bernadette's story, a mother of three from Albuquerque, New Mexico, struggling with the high costs of essential medications.
Despite her doctor's prescriptions for Wi Govi and later Ozempic, her insurance denied coverage multiple times.
Bernadette faced a tough choice: pay $12,000 annually or go without the medication.
What would you do in her situation?
The Senate HELP Committee investigates why Novo Nordisk charges Americans with diabetes and obesity exorbitantly high prices for Ozempic and Wegovy.
