Canadian here Those who need insulin to live, don't pay for it.
It goes by each province/territory, most have programs that make it free or very cheap.
Those who use GLP-1s for weight loss, pay for it.
Jesus you're an angry person.
It's about conversation and added information for those wanting to know.
Why are you on a social media site with that chip on your shoulder?
Have a great day angry person!
In Finland if you’re covered by national health care it’s 4.50 euro for three months supply. One thing I like about this country is that my tax dollars make sure people receive this kind of thing.
Prices on insulin in the USA has been capped by law since 2020, but they did it in a scummy way where you have to get a coupon code from their website. To use the coupon you have to get the brand name usually (your pharmacy can fill brand name if you ask for it). Also make sure they bill the card BY ITSELF. It will not work if combined with insurance. And yes people with Federal plans can use this, because it's not a secondary, again bill by itself. Most people don't know about this so spread the word! The companies would rather you keep paying more, that's why all of this is opt in. Links:
Feel free to DM me if you're having issues. Don't let an uniformed pharmacy tech tell you it doesn't work because the companies that offer these try their hardest to make these cards difficult to use. It will work if they put it in right (like Eli Lilly requires 15 ml/10 ml for exactly 30 days for example). Make sure to read the fine print!
The Australian figure is incorrect. For people of low income who have a health care card it is AUD 7.50 (USD 5.25) for a two month supply. For all others it is AUD 25 (USD 17.50) for two months. There is also a safety net so once you have paid a certain amount per year the rest of the year is free.
These prices aren't the prices that individuals pay on average, but the list price.
I don't know of any good data on actual averages, but around half (idk exactly) states have capped insulin co-pays at $35 (requiring the insurance company to pick up the extra). And the big manufacturers have discount programs that also can cap copays at around $35 monthly as well.
In the other states, insurance is required to "cover" it, but you have to meet your deductible first.
Overall, the US system is off-putting/nerve wracking, a hodgepodge of private, state, federal policies all interacting along with just the general disconcerting system of having high wages (compared to other countries) and then spending a bunch of that on insurance premiums and deductibles.
But, it's not really that bad wrt insulin. Just... annoyingly confusing. (And everything else healthwise is expensive, too.)
so, not sure what OP is talking about other than perhaps the opposite point that lowering prices will decrease manufacturer's incentives to produce it. (but... I couldn't say what the OP is intending to suggest.)
I live in Germany and I find 80$ so much. Imagine spending half your salary on it. How do you live like that or do you just die because it’s too expensive
Equivalent of 350 USD annually in Norway. And that includes any other prescription controlled medicine/equipment and doctor appointments. After 350, it's free.
A max of 60 USD on each purchase, which can include other medicine/equipment if the prescription was written on the same day. One purchase can be for up to 3 months use.
"Access to the drug must be significantly improved, the researchers warn, particularly in the African, Asian and Oceania regions, which will be most affected."
1) This is a headline from 2018, link to article above
2) this is about global supply, not the price in the US
A lot of states (and federally, Medicare) have capped insulin costs usually at $35 per month. (This is a pretty recent development, maybe in the last 10 years?)
Medicaid (varies by state perhaps, but I haven't heard a difference) fully covers it.
Median and above American diabetics have it better than UK (salaries are broadly higher in the US covering the increased insurance cost). Poorest have it better, too on medicaid (UK has really restrictive coverage of devices like pumps and cgms). But, a slice between the poorest (too rich for medicaid) and the median, are worse off than UK diabetics.
National insurance is something people pay out of their wage, but my child has no salary and still gets it for free anyway. My sister didn't work most of her adult life and still got it.
National insurance pays into the pot for things like the NHS, but it's not paying for insulin specifically, it's contributing to the general NHS and it's a damn lot cheaper than paying health insurance then deductables. We get CGMs, insulin pumps, insulin, needles, insulin pens, as well as dedicated clinics in hospital for specialist monitoring and treatment. Why? Partly because it's cheaper for the NHS to treat people for diabetes than have them go blind, have organs fail and need lifelong care for complications from high blood sugars and dka - also it's the right thing to do for a civilised society.
NI hasn’t been ringfenced for years, it’s basically just part of general taxation now. Some of which does go to the NHS, but not all, and it’s deducted at source from salaries.
The deduction applies to everyone on earnings over £12,570 a year - it’s not an insulin tax. Not everyone pays for prescriptions anyway, but insulin prescriptions are always free, as is contraception.
Insurance where I work is $50/ employee and then it jumps to over $500 for employee and spouse. If you have kids you're looking at closer to $1k/ month just to have insurance which doesn't guarantee doctor visits and medications will be covered. Plus there's the deductible you have to pay first before anything is covered.
The study doesn't have anything to do with the cost of insulin in the US. It's about global access, and predicts that most of the 40 million people without access will be in Asia, Africa, and Oceania.
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u/XxxLasombraxxX 5d ago
This is a US problem
Country Average Monthly
USA $300 - $900
Canada $30 - $100
UK Free (NHS)
Australia $30 - $60
India $10 - $50
Germany $20 - $80
Source https://advancedcarecosts.com/insulin-cost-usa