This is incorrect.
Tirzepatide is $400-450 (depending on dose) per month directly from Eli Lilly.
https://www.lilly.com/lillydirect/medicines/zepbound
Novo Nordisk's drugs can be had as low as $250/month through third party (which is weird), though they'll probably honor those prices in direct sales before long.
https://www.cnbc.com/2026/03/31/novo-nordisk-wegovy-subscrip...
These are all cash pay prices, no insurance.