• phlegmy@sh.itjust.works
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    4 days ago

    Holy shit, insulin is ~$98 on average over there!?
    That is literally the most expensive place to buy insulin on this planet.
    Most countries have insulin available for ~1/5th that price or less, with many selling it for less than 1/10th of the US price.

    I knew it was bad over there but that’s fucking atrocious.
    At least you’re more free over there than anywhere else though, right?
    Right?

    • prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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      4 days ago

      Yeah. It’s literally against the law for Medicaid or Medicare to negotiate for lower prescription drug prices. They have the largest insurance pools, and therefore an incredible amount of leverage, but nope. Gotta pay those insurance companies!