Patient assistance programs
Both manufacturers run assistance programs that can reduce or eliminate the cost of medication for patients below an income threshold. They are the least visible pathway and often the cheapest one for the people who qualify.
Pricing data as of .
Who can use this, and what to watch for
Every point below comes from the same data file that drives the price table, so it cannot drift from the figures on this page.
You need
- Patient assistance is limited to applicants below an income threshold.
Worth knowing
- Requires a valid prescription from a licensed healthcare provider.
- Patient assistance programs are income-gated and require an application, usually with proof of income and a prescriber's involvement. Approval is not immediate.
- Mounjaro is approved for type 2 diabetes, not for weight management. Coverage and program eligibility follow the diabetes indication.
- Ozempic is approved for type 2 diabetes, not for weight management. Coverage and program eligibility follow the diabetes indication.
- Medicaid GLP-1 coverage is state-by-state. A federal program reported for 2026 negotiates terms on behalf of state Medicaid agencies, but participation is voluntary and what you pay depends on your own state. There is no national Medicaid price for these medications and this site does not publish one.
- Patient assistance programmes generally require that you have Medicare or no insurance at all. If you have commercial insurance you are typically not eligible, even if your plan does not cover the medication. Income thresholds also vary by product and we have not confirmed which applies here.
- Whether this programme covers this medication at all is genuinely unclear: sources contradict each other. Apply if you may qualify, but do not plan around it.
Some rules above are applied from program terms we have not yet been able to read directly. Where that is so, we apply the rule that narrows your options rather than widens them, because telling someone a discount is available when it is not is the more damaging error. How we handle unverified rules.
How they differ from a savings card
A savings card reduces a copay for someone who already has commercial insurance. A patient assistance program supplies medication to someone who largely cannot pay for it, and eligibility turns on household income relative to the federal poverty level rather than on what insurance you hold.
They are application-based, usually require proof of income and prescriber involvement, and approval is not immediate. If you need medication this week, this is not the pathway that solves that week.
What we have not verified
We could not retrieve the current income thresholds, the household-size tables, or the list of covered products from either manufacturer, so we publish no threshold figures. We show the pathway with its income caveat and link to the official program pages, which is more useful than a threshold we would be guessing at.
Every figure we hold for this pathway
| Medication | Pathway | Dose or tier | Monthly | Confidence | Source type | Verified | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zepbound | Patient assistance program | any | Not verified | Not verified | Primary, manufacturer | 2026-07-30 | Open |
| Wegovy | Patient assistance program | any | Not verified | Not verified | Primary, manufacturer | 2026-07-30 | Open |
| Ozempic | Patient assistance program | any | Not verified | Not verified | Primary, manufacturer | 2026-07-30 | Open |
| Mounjaro | Patient assistance program | any | Not verified | Not verified | Primary, manufacturer | 2026-07-30 | Open |
| Wegovy tablets | Patient assistance program | any | Not verified | Not verified | Primary, manufacturer | 2026-07-30 | Open |
| Foundayo | Patient assistance program | any | Not verified | Not verified | Primary, manufacturer | 2026-07-30 | Open |
Compare it against everything else
A single pathway in isolation cannot tell you whether it is your cheapest option. Use the tool to rank this pathway against every other one for your medication, your insurance situation and your dose.