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U.S. Insulin Costs Nearly Doubled From 2012 to 2016

posted by chromas on Wednesday January 23 2019, @10:24AM   
from the stop-being-poor dept.

takyon writes:

U.S. insulin costs per patient nearly doubled from 2012 to 2016, study finds

The cost of insulin for treating Type 1 diabetes in the United States nearly doubled over a recent five-year period, underscoring a national outcry over rising drug prices, according to a new analysis.

A patient with Type 1 diabetes incurred annual insulin costs of $5,705, on average, in 2016. The average cost was roughly half that, at $2,864 per patient, in 2012, according to a report released on Tuesday by the nonprofit Health Care Cost Institute.

The figures represent the combined amount paid by a patient and their health plan for the medicine and do not reflect rebates paid at a later date.

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• Re:This will continue until we fix the systemRe:This will continue until we fix the system (Score: 2) by krishnoid on Wednesday January 23 2019, @09:35PM (3 children)

  by krishnoid (1156) on Wednesday January 23 2019, @09:35PM (#790825)

  Mama has to die slowly in agony, *after* we're all homeless and cold and hungry, because otherwise think of the Jeorghb Creatiz (TM) not getting their fair share!

  For the life of me, I can't understand why people like these (and people who know them) vote for/against the party that wants to tear down/establish universal healthcare in the US.

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• Re:This will continue until we fix the systemRe:This will continue until we fix the system (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday January 23 2019, @10:32PM (2 children)

  by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday January 23 2019, @10:32PM (#790865)

  Perhaps you value (at least the appearance of) security over freedom?

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  • Re:This will continue until we fix the systemRe:This will continue until we fix the system (Score: 2) by Azuma Hazuki on Wednesday January 23 2019, @11:24PM (1 child)

    by Azuma Hazuki (5086) on Wednesday January 23 2019, @11:24PM (#790907) Journal

    Let's see you find your "freedom" scrounging for scraps out of a dumpster in january when it's below freezing outside, asshole.

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    I am "that girl" your mother warned you about...

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    • Re:This will continue until we fix the system(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday January 23 2019, @11:41PM

      by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday January 23 2019, @11:41PM (#790924)

      Don't get your point. Also, everyone I know who went homeless went to California or New Orleans where it is much easier.

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