[phil21]

They would buy direct from LLY for $550/mo or pay the $650/mo via manufacturer coupon for Zepbound. If their primary care provider refuses to prescribe telehealth will trivially do it in 10 minutes for about $150 every 6mo.

The only folks not covered by the latter mostly either have no insurance or Medicare.

That said, many folks take a few months to figure out these programs exist, and some consumers simply never do the research.