A group of Minnesotans with diabetes said they were traveling five hours north to buy insulin for a tenth of what it costs in the U.S.
A"caravan" of Americans living with Type 1 Diabetes made their way across the U.S. border into Canada over the weekend in search of affordable medical care in a country where they can get the"exact same" life-saving products for a dramatically lower price.
The"caravan" was organized as part of a campaign launched under the banner"#insulinforall" to call on the U.S. government to regulate the cost of life-saving drugs, including insulin, and make medication affordable for anyone who needs it. Meanwhile, a recently released report ordered by Democratic Maryland Representative Elijah Cummings, who chairs the House Oversight Committee, found that millions of Americans who rely on insulin are paying up to 92 percent more for the life-saving medication than patients in other countries.
— Quinn Nystrom May 4, 2019 In addition to paying exorbitant prices for insulin in the U.S., Nystrom told local news station KARE 11 that she also pays $380 a month for her health insurance premium and doesn't see her insulin costs reduced until she reaches the $2,800 deductible. Not only was the cost of insulin dramatically lower, Greenseid said, but gaining access to the type of insulin her daughter needed was also significantly easier—a realization that brought the mother to the point of tears.
"Let me tell you, I'm going to inject this medication into my body and you will not be seeing a death certificate," she told KARE 11."It's the exact same insulin."
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