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Lawmakers Consider Bill To Rein In High Insulin Prices

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Oregon lawmakers are looking for ways to keep insulin prices in check for patients who need the drug to stay alive.

By: 
Ben Botkin

Bill Aims To Prevent More Deaths By Allowing Pharmacists To Fill Emergency Insulin Orders

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Oregon lawmakers have introduced legislation that would avert a crisis for a diabetic in need of insulin.

By: 
Alex Visser

Insulin’s High Cost Leads To Deadly Rationing

The price of insulin in the U.S. has more than doubled since 2012, putting the life-saving hormone out of reach for some people with diabetes.

Diabetic ketoacidosis is a terrible way to die. It’s what happens when you don’t have enough insulin. Your blood sugar gets so high that your blood becomes highly acidic, your cells dehydrate, and your body stops functioning.

By: 
Bram Sable-Smith

The Type 1 Diabetes Defense Foundation Files New Lawsuits Alleging Overpricing, Requesting Disclosure of Manufacturers’ Effective Net Realized Prices for Test Strips, Glucagon

Summary: On May 24, 2017, the Type 1 Diabetes Defense Foundation filed two new lawsuits in federal court with class-action law firm Keller Rohrback, L.L.P., seeking disclosure of manufacturers’ net realized prices on blood glucose test strips and emergency glucagon kits, both used in diabetes treatment. Following on T1DF’s insulin pricing lawsuit filed March 17, 2017 (Boss, et al. v. CVS, et al.), T1DF now joins with individual plaintiffs in test strip claim Prescott, et al. v. CVS, et al. and glucagon claim Bewley, et al. v. CVS, et al., expanding its consumer rights campaign against the unconscionable pricing of essential pharmaceuticals. These lawsuits are consistent with T1DF’s opposition to “rebates” and other hidden pricing practices that raise list prices for diabetes drugs and supplies while disincentivizing innovation, promoting clinical inertia, undermining therapeutic adherence and encouraging discrimination against people with diabetes.

June 15, 2017 - Eugene, OR. Glucagon rescue kits provide an emergency injection of glucagon, a hormone that raises blood sugar, in case of life-threatening severe low blood sugar.

By: 
Julia Boss
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