Posted on Aug 30, 2019
Business Daily - Dying for insulin in the USA - BBC Sounds
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Why do Americans have to pay so much for this life-saving drug? There are reports of some uninsured diabetics dying as a consequence. Even the health insurers and drug manufacturers say the pricing system is broken.
Manuela Saragosa speaks to Laura Marston, a type-1 diabetes sufferer and campaigner from Washington DC, about how she had to sell her house and leave her hometown just to get access to affordable insulin - and she says she is one of the lucky ones. Meanwhile the US Congress and various state law enforcement agencies are now looking into why the price of insulin is so many times higher in the US than in other developed countries.
Manuela Saragosa speaks to Laura Marston, a type-1 diabetes sufferer and campaigner from Washington DC, about how she had to sell her house and leave her hometown just to get access to affordable insulin - and she says she is one of the lucky ones. Meanwhile the US Congress and various state law enforcement agencies are now looking into why the price of insulin is so many times higher in the US than in other developed countries.
Business Daily - Dying for insulin in the USA - BBC Sounds
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This is a serious issue that seems to continue without a fix. Narcam is given free to drug addicts when they overdose, anyone else see a problem here? This is a life threatening issue, insulin is a drug that should cost about $3.00 a month, it's not new so why is it so expensive? I suggest it's interference from the government and certain politicians who pad their incomes with pharmaceutical cash. This is ongoing and until it's stopped we will continue to pay to much for our medications and healthcare.
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