Insulin

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annie88
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So **** for brains President poopy pants makes this big statement about lowering insulin but forgets to mention that Trump had lowered it, they raised it and now he's trying to take credit for lowering it again.

This vile POS and his administration just needs to be punished and removed from office.

They are evil. Pure evil.

Currently a happy listless vessel and deplorable. #FDEMS TRUMP 2024.
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nortex97
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The 40 percent or whatever that approve of him today only get their news from his propagandists, so they will think this is great, and not know how he screwed diabetics over before going back to a Trump policy to help them.
azul_rain
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Quit eating sugar and bread
schwabbin
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So now I'm paying for others insulin? FJB
Marcus Brutus
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Nice catch. That's exactly what happened!

Lying is all liberals know. I don't know how they interact with each other since there is no truth in them.
FratboyLegend
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hedge said:

Quit eating sugar and bread
Thats not what insulin is for
#CertifiedSIP
Rex Racer
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Cheaper insulin? So now type II diabetics can get fatter for less money! (For those unaware, insulin tells your body to store fat.)
Marcus Brutus
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hedge said:

Quit eating sugar and bread

why? Insulin is only $35 now.
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Rex Racer said:

Cheaper insulin? So now type II diabetics can get fatter for less money! (For those unaware, insulin tells your body to store fat.)


Or my family can pay less for the drug my type 1 diabetic wife needs to live.
Esteban du Plantier
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azul_rain
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You can use the 40c saved on 4th of July for this
Rex Racer
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DargelSkout said:

Rex Racer said:

Cheaper insulin? So now type II diabetics can get fatter for less money! (For those unaware, insulin tells your body to store fat.)


Or my family can pay less for the drug my type 1 diabetic wife needs to live.
And that's good!

My wife was type II, but manages it very well with diet and no meds.
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hedge said:

Quit eating sugar and bread
Pretty ignorant take... That does nothing for the T1s who need insulin to live.
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We are missing key data in an economic analysis: how much per standard dose or unit volume does it cost? I'm assuming insulin is sold by unit volume, not by units of time.
Maroon Dawn
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Or just don't buy it through insurance it's actually cheaper OTC
EMY92
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hedge said:

Quit eating sugar and bread
Fasting, my BG will go up 30 to 50 points per hour without any active insulin. No insulin and I'm dead in less than a week, even with no food.
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EMY92 said:

hedge said:

Quit eating sugar and bread
Fasting, my BG will go up 30 to 50 points per hour without any active insulin. No insulin and I'm dead in less than a week, even with no food.


If type 2 people controlled their blood sugar with diet, then overall demand would decrease and free up more for type 1, reducing cost for you.
blacksox
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What did Trump lower it to? Was it in the $35 range?
Maroon Dawn
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blacksox said:

What did Trump lower it to? Was it in the $35 range?


Yes
Then Biden stopped it and is now restarting it but since it's (D)ifferent now, Biden gets all the praise for his "compassion"
Jmiller
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So much misinformation.


  • The Trump administration, via executive order, put a $35 cap on copays for insulin FOR SOME Medicare and Medicare Advantage plans but did not lower the cost of insulin or EpiPens for most Americans who use them.
  • When Biden took office, his administration suspended all executive orders for 60 days that had not gone into effect - common behavior for an incoming administration.
  • H.R. 5376, also known as the Build Back Better bill, includes Trump's idea but goes much further with proposals aimed at reducing the cost of prescription drugs in pubic and private plan.

HTHs

samurai_science
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Hopefully that trash bill dies as it should.
BigRobSA
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Price controls


And I take insulin, but price controls are liberal trash.
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blacksox
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If Trump's cap was for Medicare only, it is a flat out lie to claim that Biden is trying to claim credit for something Trump did. Most people aren't on Medicare.
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Medicare price controls are ok. Private insurance price controls is the problem. HTH. I know you don't care about capping prices for private insurance most of us see this as an overreach.
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blacksox said:

If Trump's cap was for Medicare only, it is a flat out lie to claim that Biden is trying to claim credit for something Trump did. Most people aren't on Medicare.


Who is claiming Trump deserves credit?

The government shouldn't be dictating private insurance.
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Esteban du Plantier said:

EMY92 said:

hedge said:

Quit eating sugar and bread
Fasting, my BG will go up 30 to 50 points per hour without any active insulin. No insulin and I'm dead in less than a week, even with no food.


If type 2 people controlled their blood sugar with diet, then overall demand would decrease and free up more for type 1, reducing cost for you.


You think insulin supply is low?

ETA Seriously, am I the only one who sees the absolute absurdity in this statement?
Marcus Brutus
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Jmiller said:

So much misinformation.


  • The Trump administration, via executive order, put a $35 cap on copays for insulin FOR SOME Medicare and Medicare Advantage plans but did not lower the cost of insulin or EpiPens for most Americans who use them.
  • When Biden took office, his administration suspended all executive orders for 60 days that had not gone into effect - common behavior for an incoming administration.
  • H.R. 5376, also known as the Build Back Better bill, includes Trump's idea but goes much further with proposals aimed at reducing the cost of prescription drugs in pubic and private plan.

HTHs





Not true. It wasn't just Medicare:

Quote:

    Require federally qualified health centers who purchase insulins and epinephrine in the 340B program to pass the savings from discounted drug prices directly on to medically underserved patients. This will increase access to life-saving insulin and epinephrine for the patients who face especially high costs among the 28 million patients who visit FQHCs every year, over six million of whom are uninsured.
    Authorize the re-importation of insulin products made in the United States if the Secretary finds re-importation is required for emergency medical care pursuant to section 801(d) of the Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act.


    Create a pathway for safe personal importation through the use of individual waivers to purchase drugs at lower cost from pre-authorized U.S. pharmacies.

Jmiller
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CCP Joe Veggie said:

Jmiller said:

So much misinformation.


  • The Trump administration, via executive order, put a $35 cap on copays for insulin FOR SOME Medicare and Medicare Advantage plans but did not lower the cost of insulin or EpiPens for most Americans who use them.
  • When Biden took office, his administration suspended all executive orders for 60 days that had not gone into effect - common behavior for an incoming administration.
  • H.R. 5376, also known as the Build Back Better bill, includes Trump's idea but goes much further with proposals aimed at reducing the cost of prescription drugs in pubic and private plan.

HTHs





Not true. It wasn't just Medicare:

Quote:

    Require federally qualified health centers who purchase insulins and epinephrine in the 340B program to pass the savings from discounted drug prices directly on to medically underserved patients. This will increase access to life-saving insulin and epinephrine for the patients who face especially high costs among the 28 million patients who visit FQHCs every year, over six million of whom are uninsured.
    Authorize the re-importation of insulin products made in the United States if the Secretary finds re-importation is required for emergency medical care pursuant to section 801(d) of the Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act.


    Create a pathway for safe personal importation through the use of individual waivers to purchase drugs at lower cost from pre-authorized U.S. pharmacies.


Yeah, the 340B program covers Medicaid too.
Central Committee
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Rex Racer said:

Cheaper insulin? So now type II diabetics can get fatter for less money! (For those unaware, insulin tells your body to store fat.)


It keeps my T1D child alive. Every day.

I agree that type 2 diabetes can be mitigated nationally by people losing weight, but T1D is not reversible and attacks kids largely at random.

This post should not be construed as support for government intervention in the healthcare markets. Quite the opposite.
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backintexas2013
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Right and now Biden wants to stick it to private insurance. You agree with that?
Esteban du Plantier
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ABATTBQ11 said:

Esteban du Plantier said:

EMY92 said:

hedge said:

Quit eating sugar and bread
Fasting, my BG will go up 30 to 50 points per hour without any active insulin. No insulin and I'm dead in less than a week, even with no food.


If type 2 people controlled their blood sugar with diet, then overall demand would decrease and free up more for type 1, reducing cost for you.


You think insulin supply is low?

ETA Seriously, am I the only one who sees the absolute absurdity in this statement?


Price is a function of supply and demand.
If demand reduces, price will drop irrespective of supply.



txyaloo
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Esteban du Plantier said:

ABATTBQ11 said:

Esteban du Plantier said:

EMY92 said:

hedge said:

Quit eating sugar and bread
Fasting, my BG will go up 30 to 50 points per hour without any active insulin. No insulin and I'm dead in less than a week, even with no food.


If type 2 people controlled their blood sugar with diet, then overall demand would decrease and free up more for type 1, reducing cost for you.


You think insulin supply is low?

ETA Seriously, am I the only one who sees the absolute absurdity in this statement?


Price is a function of supply and demand.
If demand reduces, price will drop irrespective of supply.




That's great for normal good, but insulin is a necessity and is fairly price inelastic. As such, manufacturers have a captive market and can set whatever price they want without much change in demand.
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As a physician and an insulin dependent diabetic that has taken insulin for 30 plus years, I can say there is so much stupidity on this thread it makes the mind boggle. From who takes insulin, how the price is set, the over the counter price to the comments about weight loss, it's clear people who don't know what they are talking about are always the first to speak.
blacksox
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You're describing most every thread.
backintexas2013
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So why is you taking insulin my problem? I am ok with the government using price controls for those on Medicaid and Medicare but they need to stay out of the private insurance. They have already ****ed it up enough.
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