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Minnesota in 2017, when you search for Alec Smith.

• rootusrootus 29d ago
  A tragic case, and maybe things were different back then. Now, Lilly caps their insulin out-of-pocket costs at $35/month, insurance or not. Walmart has cheap no-insurance insulin, too, I'm not sure if that was true in 2017 though. Alec was trying to ration a much more expensive insulin variant, which definitely sucks, and laws were changed in response to his story.
  • Dlemlo 29d ago
    Josh Wilkerson And it wasn't just a case. And i'm not allowed to reference this? I mean i can reference a lot of other things which are still happenin in the USA or do you know want to argue that united states of america takes good care of its people?
    • rootusrootus 29d ago
      > do you know want to argue that united states of america takes good care of its people I'm not downvoting you, but perhaps the people who are are taking issue with cherrypicking examples, which are well known for a reason -- they are uncommon. Using these to generalize America is not really a great argument. I could point to David Clapson in the UK as an indictment of their universal health care, and it wouldn't be any better an argument.
  • 1123581321 29d ago
    Walmart has had cheap insulin for decades, and update their formula periodically as patents expire. Not many know about it, though. I've used it when traveling and it works even though it's not as effective as the current prescription insulin.