The cost of insulin in the United States compared to other countries. The perfect embodiment of a system that sees human suffering and thinks “Great! Another profit center!” #Medicare4All
Jonathan Lambert @evolambert
2 Mar 2023
This chart is wild. @cameronghood, @annadeen2 and me on just how much more Americans pay for insulin than the rest of the world for @gridnews. grid.news/story/science/2023…

Mar 13, 2023 · 12:22 PM UTC

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It is completely publicly covered in Ireland, as is all diabetes treatment. The theory being that reducing complications from diabetes reduces healthcare costs in the long run
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Even at Biden's applauded $35/m, we're still astronomically high. Medications should be free to the patients. #UniversalHealthcare
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And those companies in other countries still make a profit, just not the absurd margin.
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Capitalism is incapable of solving humanities issues. It only exists to profit from them. If you solve an issue, there is no way to profit from it anymore. That is why there is no cure for cancer. There is no money is curing a 6 billion a year industry.
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Thats why you will urge everyone to vote blue when you end your campaign and endorse Biden.
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The government has had the authority to do this year's ago 20 years now the government put profits over people 🙄 😳 and just now you want to claim fame to this
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Only in America do we let sociopath for-profit pirates determine what medicines and what healthcare we get