To Pay for Weight Loss Drugs, Some Take Second Jobs, Ring Up Credit Card Debts
Some people pay more than $10,000 a year out-of-pocket for weight loss drugs…
Each month Tina Marie Porter pays about $1,000 out of pocket for Mounjaro. To make up for the extra monthly expense, the 49-year-old director of operations takes on more assignments and seeks odd jobs.
Porter belongs to a growing population of people taking extra measures to cover the full or almost-full price of popular drugs used for weight loss, after their insurance denied them coverage.