Republicans offer no relief at all, while Democrats are bragging that they achieved a $35/mo cap on insulin for those over 65. Okay, let’s break that down. That would still be $420 a year, and half of America’s seniors live on less than $25,000 a year. There are over 3 million insulin users over age 65, so if you multiply the 3 million by $420 that’s still a sweet profit for the pharmaceutical companies each year. And the situation gets worse. There are another over 5 million Americans needing insulin who are UNDER 65. Many are rationing their insulin, choosing on any given month whether to buy their insulin or pay their rent. This does not happen in countries where there is universal healthcare…which includes every advanced democracy except ours. What kind of “free market”leaves millions of people living their lives imprisoned behind the invisible walls of economic hardship? Millions of Americans have been trained to expect too little, numbed by a chronic, gnawing state of low-grade need to simply accept what they are given. They receive so little, and deserve so much more. #MedicareForAll (Gee, I wonder why the DNC doesn’t want to hold debates...)

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Independent pharmacist here-if you want to lower drug prices for everyone, look at PBMs. Eighty percent of the price of insulin goes to them along with healthy cuts of every other drug. If insulin is $35–who pays the rest??? Start with these questions
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I love people line you, always pointing out the problems but never offering any fucking solutions. We all know the problems, you're not bringing anything new to the table. Do the work man!
Trump capped the insulin, Biden killed the EO, along with most of Trumps EOs. Now Biden is reinstating it and trying to take credit for it. If you people would only pay attention to both sides.
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On her IG page, Marianne also mentioned how her grandmother, uncle, and mother had died of diabetes, and thus arises her acute awareness of the need for insulin. Also, she attached this poster too: (alt text available below for those with screen readers & Braille generators)
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MEDICARE FOR ALL, NOW.
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No logical person could ever look at the entirety of how government handles things and thinks "hey, these are the guys that should handle healthcare for 330 million people". No thanks. I'll stick with my health insurance and keep the increase in taxes.
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It is something to brag about. How about 58 bucks a momth.
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We can put that price cap up against literally everything you have accomplished in your entire life:
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I hear ya. I’m doing my part by running here in Arizona for US Senate. We don’t want or need any more corporate goons or shills in office. #FreedomCare #SinglePayer AndrewBecerra4Senate.com
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