Yeah, Dennis, get out of there!

I'm not diabetic, but somehow ..... As a person this still makes me very angry. As an European it makes me feel sad for Americans

In the UK you are exempt from prescription charges if you are a type 1 diabetic.

You had a revolution once. You need to remind your government and hold them to account.

"Uuuhhhh, mhhhmmm, cheap insulin is communism or something." - Republicans

Republicans. Intellectual argument. I feel like there's a punchline here waiting to happen.

Intellectual and Republican should not be in the same sentence. I am an independent and do not care for a lot of the Democrats policies but the GOP has lost their dam minds. Maga republicans or conservative Republicans or radical right, whatever you want to call them is the enemy of our country right now. The facts are that most people don't agree with their policies but they use every angle to force them in. Gerrymandering, lying and stonewalling is all they can do. The Senate GOp in particular is s a bunch of whiny children.

It's very simple, pharmaceutical companies bribe them to prevent legislation from reforming medical care from going through, and Republicans like bribes. (Unfortunately, so do Democrats.)

How is that even possible? No thanks to the "American Dream" more like the American Nightmare...

Its against govt fixed prices when the reason for the high price is literally 2 paragraphs in US govt regulation that would lower it to about $10. Dr. Robin Feldman explains this in her book "drug war". We can have cheap meds, govt price fixing is not the solution, removing barriers is the issue. Its a system of corruption that no one actually wants to fix from big pharma to the politicians.

"It cuts our profits."

I'm a Diabetic in Canada. $35 (without coverage) for a vial =1000 units. The pricing factor may be accurate but defining it per unit is highly misleading.

Universal health care is such a complex beast that only 32 of the world's 33 developed nations have been able to make it work...

Not all drug companies are based in the US. Foreign companies are just as happy to watch people in the US to die as well.

Why is everyone so surprised by this... you are supposed to rely on the government to make sure its people aren't taken advantage of. BUT if the government is also paid by the pharmaceutical companies...there is literally no reason to bite the hands that feed them.

If you've ever been in a 100+ year old house you'll know that the house can be absolutely beautiful but the basement can be a terrifying place to be. That's the U.S.A., living in Canada's basement.

God, that's dreadful! Not to mention thievery!

This is the work of the insurance industry. They require hospitals and pharmacies to give the a discount, so these places have to inflate their base price in order to give a discount. If you work and have insurance, that isn't the price you'll pay. I know many that pay nothing for most meds, and most with insurance have a max out of pocket portion, which is fairly low if you have a good employer.

it's not an intellectual argument so much as it is a financial argument. In that their finances will take a hit if Big Pharma stops giving them "campaign donations".

Right now I pay an average of $250-300 a month in co-pays for all my prescriptions. (Granted, I do take about 13 different pills a day) Co-pay is the amount left over that I need to cover after my health insurance pays their part. Luckily I can afford it at this point in my life, but I haven't always been able to. Still it's ridiculous!

Intellectual? No. And it isn't just a Republican thing. Money doesn't know party lines.

How do they have any support at all? Every website I go to that is not a news site is filled with anti-republican comments, and yet they manage to get 50% of the vote?

Trump signed an executive order to reduce the cost of insulin to low-income patients. One of the first executive orders signed by Biden put a freeze on Trump's order. Never let facts get in the way of your ignorant outrage, Leftists.

In my country it's 1.5 USD if you're insured, 4.5 USD if uninsured. But yeah, salary percentages also similar compared to Western Europe

intellectual argument? from republicans? If there is one - it's 'we want the money'.

Insulin was invented by a couple of Canadian Drs. They gave the rights to a university so it could be shared. Evidently that was a bad idea

Holey Moley this is Not Good

In Germany, you only have to pay 1% of your anual wage for medical treatment, if you suffer from chronic diseases. Else, it would be 2%.

Trump signed executive orders aimed at lowering drug prices including insulin. Biden froze those orders then later forcer a 35 dollar price cap. At least try to find some facts please. All this plfinger wagging is getting annoying. Let me help you, Trump and Biden both suck.

As a type 1 diabetic, I am truly grateful that I live in the uk. I take 40 units of slow acting insulin and 30 units of fast acting insulin per day! I wouldn't be able to afford to live. I never take this for granted. I don't even pay the standard £9.10 for my prescription as I get that free. It's disgusting that people are dying from being unable to afford medication to just f@@king live.

My cat had diabetes; there is no cat-sized diabetes prescription so I had to pay US$350 for human grade insulin that she only needed about 3 shots of before she recovered.

$0.00 Denmark

Free for all diabetics in Ireland along with a lot of other medications that can be made worse by diabetes such as cholesterol and high blood pressure medication