Same drug, different price: how rebates distort what patients pay

Originally posted June 25, 2024 by Chris Vanderwolk

How would you feel if I sold you a product for $1,000 and turned around and charged your neighbor $100 for the same product?

How would you feel if I also gave your credit card company $200 back for financing the transaction?

How would you feel if you found out it only cost me $5 to make the product?

Welcome to the reality of GLP-1s.

Take that emotion. Channel it into asking better questions. We can do better, but it starts with us.

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About the author

Chris Vanderwolk is Director of Compliance and Innovation at OneDigital | Kistler Tiffany Benefits General Agency, where he helps brokers and employers navigate the regulatory complexity of employee benefits. An ERISA attorney with more than 19 years in the benefits industry, he specializes in translating what the law actually requires into language people can use.