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Her son, Alec, was a Type 1 diabetic – someone who needs to take insulin every day to survive. But turning 26 meant his parents' insurance would no longer cover the cost, shooting his monthly cost for insulin and supplies up to $1,300 per month, according to his mom.
"My son died because he could not afford his insulin," she said.
What she said Alec didn't tell her was that he was struggling with that cost. He'd started trying to ration his insulin to make it last longer. It wasn't enough. He died after falling into a diabetic coma alone in his apartment.
Right-wing ideology. Survival of the fittest. "Can't afford necessary life saving medication? That's the way the mop flops, just die and be quiet about it and God bless Murica"The drug industry is starting the New Year by hiking the costs on hundreds of prescription medications despite pressure from President Trump. A group that tracks drug costs said about 60 companies increased the price on almost 300 medications.
The price of insulin, a life-saving drug for diabetics, tripled between 2002 and 2013. Since 2008 three of the top makers raised the list price of insulin at least 10 times. Now, the state of Minnesota is taking action by suing three of the world's largest insulin manufacturers.
Lori Swanson is Minnesota's attorney general. She's now suing the top three insulin manufacturers for what she calls "deceptive, misleading, and misrepresentative list prices."
"I think in America nobody should lose their life because they can't afford the cost of insulin," Swanson said. "They've raised the price of insulin by being in cahoots with the pharmacy benefit managers and having a secret price for them that the public doesn't get."
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/mother-fights-for-lower-insulin-prices-after-sons-tragic-death/ Right-wing ideology. Survival of the fittest. "Can't afford necessary life saving medication? That's the way the mop flops, just die and be quiet about it and God bless Murica"
Even though Alec never told her he was struggling to pay for his insulin, she still feels like she should have known.
There are numerous programs available to help people pay for their required daily medications. Its unfortunate when an individual doesn't seek help.
That's such a typically short-sighted and black and white response. You don't know this mans circumstances or what he was aware of or wasn't or if he had information of where to turn. Nor what "programs" if any were available to him in his area and based on his qualifying criteria.
There are numerous programs available to help people pay for their required daily medications. Its unfortunate when an individual doesn't seek help.
He clearly didn't bring it up to anyone. And look at it this way, if insulin was $10, there still would be someone, somewhere, that can't afford it and would die without seeking help.
What's the solution?
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/mother-fights-for-lower-insulin-prices-after-sons-tragic-death/ Right-wing ideology. Survival of the fittest. "Can't afford necessary life saving medication? That's the way the mop flops, just die and be quiet about it and God bless Murica"
Maybe I missed it in the article. Can you share the name of which group he should have gone to that would have covered his expensive insulin?
Since 2008 three of the top makers raised the list price of insulin at least 10 times. Now, the state of Minnesota is taking action by suing three of the world's largest insulin manufacturers.
So you don't know. Nor do you know if he went to anyone anyway. Got it.
This is such a sad and horrific story. Truly.
Cue the people who bitched and pissed and moaned about 26 years olds staying on their parents' insurance. Or the people who will claim that diabetes is a disease that people bring on themselves.
There are numerous programs available to help people pay for their required daily medications. Its unfortunate when an individual doesn't seek help.
Sometimes it's necessary to sacrifice someone so you can maintain the media propaganda program.
Utterly disgusting but predictable comment.
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/mother-fights-for-lower-insulin-prices-after-sons-tragic-death/ Right-wing ideology. Survival of the fittest. "Can't afford necessary life saving medication? That's the way the mop flops, just die and be quiet about it and God bless Murica"
Anyone who is capable of working at the age of 26 ought to have a decent job and insurance of their own. You shouldn't be relying on your parents for your care, unless you have something significantly wrong with you, at that age.
Anyone who is capable of working at the age of 26 ought to have a decent job and insurance of their own. You shouldn't be relying on your parents for your care, unless you have something significantly wrong with you, at that age.
Anyone who is capable of working at the age of 26 ought to have a decent job and insurance of their own. You shouldn't be relying on your parents for your care, unless you have something significantly wrong with you, at that age.
Utterly disgusting but predictable comment.
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/mother-fights-for-lower-insulin-prices-after-sons-tragic-death/ Right-wing ideology. Survival of the fittest. "Can't afford necessary life saving medication? That's the way the mop flops, just die and be quiet about it and God bless Murica"
I'll ask him if he went to anyone. Why didn't you buy his insulin for him?
We need to make a new law that companies are only allowed to sell life saving drugs for 5% profit. Anything over that is illegal. That should kick all these pharmaceutical tycoons right in the nutts.
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