(08-11-2022, 08:55 PM)americus 2.0 Wrote: The insulin thing has been an issue for years and the government has been trying to find a way to bring down the cost and I can't say that I disagree. Insulin is medically necessary, not expensive to make, and people can die without it. Type 1 diabetes can't be controlled by diet and those folks, specifically low income and senior citizens, should not have to choose between that and a tank of gas or to get groceries.
I have a huge bone to pick with big pharma though so almost anything to bring them down a peg is fine by me.
(08-11-2022, 09:14 PM)EricC85 Wrote: (08-11-2022, 08:55 PM)americus 2.0 Wrote: The insulin thing has been an issue for years and the government has been trying to find a way to bring down the cost and I can't say that I disagree. Insulin is medically necessary, not expensive to make, and people can die without it. Type 1 diabetes can't be controlled by diet and those folks, specifically low income and senior citizens, should not have to choose between that and a tank of gas or to get groceries.
I have a huge bone to pick with big pharma though so almost anything to bring them down a peg is fine by me.
I don't disagree that insulin cost are ridiculous. I just lost my father in law last year to a life long battle with diabetes. The problem is who decides what medicine is worthy of subsidies? Why not cancer treatments? Why not influenza treatments more people die from the flu then anything else every year? How about chronic headaches my wife suffers from horrible headaches that wipe her out days on end. Why not birth control? Why not pregnancies? What about kids should we really deny any child any medical treatment?
That's my point the supposed champion of modern day conservatism makes the best case for completely socialized medicine with his actions.
I'm not even arguing for or against it, just pointing out the reality of what and who Trump is.
The cost is crazy high. I haven't done the exact value calculations on all the supplies you need but it is easily $500 for pump supplies for 90 days. You can get buy without a lot of it if want a less flexible life. Without insurance, your costs would be over $1,000 for just 1 of my scripts.
You could get some discounts for cash and other government benefits but it's just crazy.
My insulin is actually my cheapest script at only $75 as the manufacturer has a $100 rebate that seems to never run out. It's even way cheaper than the Walmart one would be for 90 days.
While cancer and other things are worse, type 1 is for almost all of your life and you aren't going to get over it without an artificial pancreas and right now it's just an internal pump that still needs insulin.
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