Underground Insulin Networks in U.S

[Amity Island]

With the cost of insulin being unaffordable to many, an article about how people via social media and technology are helping fellow diabetics by sharing spare insulin to help others manage their diabetes.

Underground insulin networks help diabetics survive as copay limits take toll on finances

Confronted with the problem of very expensive insulin, many diabetics turned to underground insulin networks to seek for the life-saving insulin.

www.ibtimes.co.uk

 

[grovesy]

I find underground a strange term as people are openly discussing I have seen regularly on Twitter.

 

[Amity Island]

I find underground a strange term as people are openly discussing I have seen regularly on Twitter.

Me too, I think it's just because it's illegal to share insulin supplies over there.

 

[grovesy]

Me too, I think it's just because it's illegal to share insulin supplies over there.

Yet the President insists it is as cheap as water.

 

[Ralph-YK]

Yet the President insists it is as cheap as water.

How much does water cost, retail, in America though.

 

[grovesy]

How much does water cost, retail, in America though.

I don't but I have seen reports of people saying a vial of Insulin costs them around 300 dollars.

 

[trophywench]

Not everyone can afford to obtain the amount of debt that the president is happy to have though, would they? Nor would they be able to get it.

 

[grovesy]

Not everyone can afford to obtain the amount of debt that the president is happy to have though, would they? Nor would they be able to get it.

I have read stories of not just the cost, but some can be limited to what type of Insulin they can have due to Insurance restrictions too!

 

[trophywench]

Same with pumps - not allowed to have an X pump cos insurer has done a deal with Y, ditto the insulin. Knob all to do with the patient, you simply can only have whatever we say. I mean to some degree the NHS is the same with regard to pumps, just not a blatant or stringent or We are the authority and you know nothing.

 

[grovesy]

Same with pumps - not allowed to have an X pump cos insurer has done a deal with Y, ditto the insulin. Knob all to do with the patient, you simply can only have whatever we say. I mean to some degree the NHS is the same with regard to pumps, just not a blatant or stringent or We are the authority and you know nothing.

Yeah, is this what we have to look forward too?

 

[Amity Island]

Yet the President insists it is as cheap as water.

According to this article, insulin costs about $5 per vial to manufacture and is sold for $300 per vial.

'Medication or housing': why soaring insulin prices are killing Americans

Price gouging and other barriers to accessing insulin are symptomatic of a broken healthcare system, and demonstrate the need of systemic reforms, diabetes advocates argue

www.theguardian.com

 

[grovesy]

Before the pandemic many near the Canadian Border were reported to cross over into Canada, to purchase at more affordable prices.

 

[Amity Island]

Another article about the underground networks of diabetics in the U.S
Not an easy read, particularly if you yourself are diabetic, as you will fully understand the necessity of insulin to maintain basic functioning. Saying that 56% of the diabetics they asked had freely given insulin to other diabetics. This is the "modern" world in 2020!

Diabetes patients turn to underground insulin networks as Covid-19 exposes limits of copay caps | CNN

Although sharing prescription medicines is illegal, some with diabetes are turning to underground sharing networks when they cannot afford their insulin. Caps on insulin copays enacted in Colorado and 11 other states were designed to help. But the gaps between insulin costs and many patients'...

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