The care question sheet The care checklist

The cost and follow-up brief

Account for the bill and the care after it.

Ask for a full quote. Then ask who stays available after the first visit. Record both answers before you commit.

The medicine price is only part of the bill

Some online weight-care offers charge for care each month and bill for medicine separately (September 26, 2026).

Request separate lines for visits, medicine, tests and delivery. Ask which charges repeat and which depend on the care you receive.

Check the supply behind a published price

Semaglutide (Wegovy) is used to lose weight and help stop it coming back, with changes to food and exercise.

On September 26, 2026, the maker listed a Wegovy package at $1,349.02.

“List price” names the amount a maker publishes for its product.

Ask what you would actually pay, how much medicine the package holds and how many days it covers for your prescription. Keep those answers beside the price.

Ask about the bill after an offer ends

What is the usual charge? What renews on its own? How do I cancel? Is there still a visit charge if no medicine is prescribed?

Fill in the quote, line by line

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The care fees

What is included? Note how often the charge repeats.

Included, charged apart, or still unanswered?

Note the usual fee after any offer, and how to stop future charges.

The medicine and extras

Note the exact product, the supply covered by the quote and any separate delivery fee.

Ask who orders them, where they happen and what you would pay.

Keep any missing fees visible rather than treating them as included.

Ask your insurance plan about the exact prescription

Give the insurance plan the medicine name and the reason the person writing the prescription is considering it. Ask what the plan pays and what you pay.

Formulary

Formulary is the name for the medicines a plan lists for coverage.

Prior authorization

Prior authorization asks for your insurer’s payment decision before you receive medicine from the pharmacy.

Note who you spoke to and how to get the answer in writing.

Name the next contact before the visit ends

Ask whoever writes the prescription about possible harms. Get a clear route to help between visits.

Keep a follow-up note

Leave room for the answer after the visit.

Give an unclear answer another question

Try: “Who handles that?” “Is that in the quoted fee?” “Can I have the plan in writing?” You can ask for time to think.

Reading beside the cost sheet

  • Board guidance on online visits

    Look here to frame questions about needed tests, office visits and later contact. State boards can use this advice, but it does not make one rule for prescribing across the country.

  • FDA notes on weight-loss drug offers

    Use this if the proposed medicine is for weight care. It gives questions to ask about the medicine’s source and who answers later.

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