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posted by janrinok on Tuesday May 07 2019, @06:42PM   Printer-friendly
from the caravans-gonna-caravan dept.

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A "caravan" of Americans living with Type 1 diabetes made its way across the U.S. border into Canada over the weekend in search of affordable medical care in a country where they can get the "exact same" life-saving drugs for a dramatically lower price.

"We're on a #CaravanToCanada because the USA charges astronomical prices for insulin that most people can't afford," tweeted caravan member Quinn Nystrom as she shared updates on the journey.

Nystrom was among a group of Minnesotans who piled into cars on Friday to make the 600-mile journey from the Twin Cities to Fort Frances, Ontario, where she said insulin, the hormone patients with Type 1 Diabetes rely on to regulate their blood glucose levels, can be bought for a tenth of what it costs in the U.S.

The caravan was organized as part of a campaign launched under the banner "#insulinforall" to call on the U.S. government to regulate the cost of life-saving drugs, including insulin, and make medication affordable for anyone who needs it.

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President Donald Trump's administration has vowed to address calls for greater drug pricing regulation. But, Democrats, including Cummings, have criticized the U.S. leader for being all talk and no action on that promise.

"Tweets are not enough," Cummings said in a statement, after Trump lamented high drug costs on Twitter. "We need real action and meaningful reform," Cummings said.

Source: https://www.newsweek.com/caravan-americans-crossing-canadian-border-get-affordable-medical-care-1417582


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  • (Score: 2) by Username on Tuesday May 07 2019, @10:30PM (1 child)

    by Username (4557) on Tuesday May 07 2019, @10:30PM (#840478)

    Someone is selling drugs for cheaper, and people are buying it from them. Seems like the system is working. All you need to do is scale it up so it has an impact on the drug markets. Get Soros and the rest of the cabal to privately fund transit to Canada for all Americans. Though I doubt they would since it doesn't benefit them, only the poor. If you want to go one step further, abolish the DEA and the concept of drug prescriptions. Sell any drug to whoever wants it. There would be less kickbacks to doctors from drug cartels pharmaceutical companies since people can just go buy generics online from India. No need to even drive to Canada.

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  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday May 08 2019, @12:57AM

    by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday May 08 2019, @12:57AM (#840550)

    Actually, hospitals and private insurance are banding together to fight it on multiple fronts. One front is lobbying for the loosening of import restrictions on drugs that are identical to those sold in the USA. Dont have a link for that one since its really just to benefit hospitals and insurance. The other front is to fight the Pharma Bros who are arbitrarily raising prices on generics by bringing the fight to their doorstep. https://civicarx.org [civicarx.org]