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

Submitted via IRC for AndyTheAbsurd

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: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday May 08 2019, @06:33AM (2 children)

    by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday May 08 2019, @06:33AM (#840663)

    Get a plane ticket to Finland in northern Europe. Lose your papers and apply for asylum. No need to go through the process, you can sleep in a hotel if you want to. Being openly an 'illegal' you willget free medical care and pass the queue too! You'll also get free accommodation in a dorm room and some money to spare during the asylum process. It's nuts but this is how it works.

  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday May 08 2019, @11:15AM (1 child)

    by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday May 08 2019, @11:15AM (#840716)

    Sold! I'll swing by next Tuesday

    • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday May 08 2019, @11:18AM

      by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday May 08 2019, @11:18AM (#840718)

      Wait! I do not have brown skin. No religious suicidal or homicidal tendencies. I believe that humanity is capable of greatness we just need to work together. I have a decent life here. I have no interest in lazing around leaching off a state. Can I still come?