Drug Savings & Assistance: Almost Nobody Should Pay List Price
Brand-name drug list prices are a fiction almost nobody is supposed to pay — but the discounts hide in copay cards with fine print, assistance programs people assume they won’t qualify for, and Medicare rules that changed more in the last two years than the previous ten. These guides walk it drug by drug: who qualifies, what you’ll actually pay, and the phone number that unlocks it. Every program fact is verified against the official source and re-checked on a schedule — the “last updated” date on each guide means what it says.
Start here if you’re new to this: How Patient Assistance Programs Work — the master guide to free-medication programs, who qualifies (income limits are far higher than people assume), and how to apply without the common stumbles.
Drug-by-drug savings guides
- Eliquis · Entresto · Repatha — heart & cholesterol
- Zepbound — weight loss / sleep apnea (see also the GLP-1 hub)
- Trintellix · Caplyta — mental health
- Ubrelvy · Qulipta — migraine
- Veozah — menopause hot flashes
- Paxlovid — COVID treatment (free for many through 2026)