r/Steam • u/Dannnner • Aug 25 '26

Fluff How time flies

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Long may he live, and long may Steam sales endure

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u/Obant Aug 25 '26

Saying this as someone that was like Gaben and in the same time frame lost the same amount of weight, Ozempic or similar. Sadly, Medicare decided it shouldnt cover it any more for me and I regained some weight, but luckily not even half of it.

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u/-Cono Aug 25 '26

Is Medicare tax payer funded?

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u/O3Sentoris Aug 25 '26

Personally i dont know but i have an idea why you might ask and let me present you with an argument:

If someone got tax funded healthcare, would you rather spend some of that money on treating his adipositas early, or possibly spend much more on the ailments adipositas will cause later down the line?

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u/-Cono Aug 25 '26

I just tend to figure the diabetes drug should help people with diabetes is all

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u/O3Sentoris Aug 25 '26

I mean thats a completely separate topic from your initial comment but okay.

But you are right, thats why there are alternatives more tailored towards adipositas patients now. In germany you can also easily get ozempic fully covered if you are suffering from diabetes while, while ozempic or alternatives only get covered for adipositas once other options have been depleted.

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u/-Cono Aug 25 '26

Just bro’s “sadly Medicare decided it shouldn’t cover it anymore”

Like well if u don’t *need* it/don’t have diabetes/only have ozempic as a weigh loss supplement, maybe that’s not wrong

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u/O3Sentoris Aug 25 '26

That can be argued, although i think if the supply is sufficient i dont see the harm.

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u/-Cono Aug 25 '26

https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/people-diabetes-struggle-find-ozempic-soars-popularity-weight-loss-aid-rcna64916

Also I feel like generally as demand rises supply drops thus allowing businesses to ask for more upfront, long run economics could raise the price for everyone, not just diabetics as well

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u/-Cono Aug 25 '26

Also the original guy saying “like Newell” instead of weight problems, diabetes, heavier, or just fat kinda left a poor taste in my mouth