Re: Trump caps insulin at 35 bucks a month
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Seniors/Medicare only is my understanding.
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Re: Trump caps insulin at 35 bucks a month
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A niece I think said she's paying $6-700 per month for insulin. That sound right? And we're giving drugs and needles to junkies.
Life ain't supposed to be easy.
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Re: Trump caps insulin at 35 bucks a month
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Without insurance it costs around $1600 a month.
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Re: Trump caps insulin at 35 bucks a month
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Seniors/Medicare only is my understanding. maybe but what a great start for his next 4 years to go on...
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Re: Trump caps insulin at 35 bucks a month
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Seniors/Medicare only is my understanding. maybe but what a great start for his next 4 years to go on... What.......a President that cares about the people?????
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Re: Trump caps insulin at 35 bucks a month
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I wonder who will make up the difference ?? if giving my choice...……..it wouldn't bother me a bit to give to those that have no control and did not choose ………..a lot more is wasted on those that did choose and could control but chose not too.
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Re: Trump caps insulin at 35 bucks a month
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05/26/20 08:21 PM
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The difference between the $ 35 and what it used to be for a copay will probably be made up by increases in the monthly premium for a given medicare plan. Unfortunately, the insulin manufacturers and the insurance companies probably are not going to decrease their margin/profit.
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Re: Trump caps insulin at 35 bucks a month
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I married my wife in 1976, and insulin was 6.00 dollars a vial!!! Now it's 280.00 a vial.
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Re: Trump caps insulin at 35 bucks a month
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No I just watched it again (had it DVR) and the CEO of ELI LILY said effective IMMEDIATLY anyone who is not on medicare but was using their insulin would not pay more than 35 dollars a month.Yes medicare starts next year with new plans. BUT if you have health coverage your carrier may try to change you. My wife had used lilly brand for 14 years and anthem tried to force her to another brand. It is the one you can buy at Walmart without a prescript. My bother uses it for his dog. 10 bucks a bottle. Her arm broke out at each site of an injection. The dermatologist ran a biopsy on it and said it had some foreign matter in it like a crystal. .So they gave her a PA to get back on lilly brand
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Re: Trump caps insulin at 35 bucks a month
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Well if it cost 6 bucks in 76 and there was profit I can't see how there isn't profit at 35 bucks in 2020. What happened to cause it to go to 300? No competition? I suspect it is the same thing causing college tuition to get so high. If a destitute student can borrow 60-70 thousand over 4 years guess what a BA will cost. If medicare sets the price cap at 300 then same thing.
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Re: Trump caps insulin at 35 bucks a month
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Just buying votes has had almost 4 years to do that so why now??? Same old crap they all do to get re-elected.
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