WTH? 'I don't take insulin, should I? People are badly affected'

[Centerleftfl]

Is this a cure for COVID? Has he turned up diabetic or pre-diabetic? You bet your ass people are affected--if they need to take it and don't. Come on people, WTF? If he doesn't need can I watch him take it for a couple of days?

I'm posting the SANITIZED version from AP. He added his commentary covered in the FOX video

https://twitter.com/Acyn/status/1265381896600424448

WATCH LIVE: Trump delivers remarks in on protecting seniors with diabetes

PoliticsMay 26, 2020 1:47 PM EDT WASHINGTON (AP) — Medicare recipients will be able to get prescription plans that limit copays for insulin, a potential savings of hundreds of dollars, the White House announced Tuesday in a pivot to pocketbook issues that could influence November’s election.

The new benefit — to be formally unveiled at a Rose Garden event Tuesday afternoon — is being touted as a major accomplishment by Trump administration officials eager to change the subject from the grim drumbeat of coronavirus pandemic news.

Older adults who pick a drug plan offering the new insulin benefit would pay a maximum of $35 a month starting next year, a savings estimated at $446 annually. Fluctuating cost-sharing amounts that are common now would be replaced by a manageable amount.

The new insulin benefit will be voluntary, so during open enrollment this fall Medicare recipients who are interested must make sure to pick an insurance plan that provides it. Most people with Medicare will have access to them.
Stable copays for insulin are the result of a deal shepherded by the administration between insulin manufacturers and major insurers, Medicare chief Seema Verma told The Associated Press. The three major suppliers, Eli Lilly, Novo Nordisk and Sanofi, were all involved.

“It was a delicate negotiation,” said Verma. Drugmakers and insurers have been at odds in recent years, blaming one another for high prices. “I do think this is a big step.”

The deal comes as President Donald Trump returns to the issue of drug prices, trying to woo older people whose votes are critical to his reelection prospects.

The cost of insulin is one the biggest worries for consumers generally concerned about high prices for brand name drugs. Millions of people with diabetes use insulin to keep their blood sugars within normal ranges and stave off complications that can include heart disease, blindness, kidney failure and amputations. People with diabetes also suffer worse outcomes from COVID-19.

Trump last week told Republican senators at a Capitol Hill meeting he still wants to pass a bill this year to lower drug costs, saying “I think you have to do it,” according a summary from an attendee. Bipartisan legislation to limit price increases and reduce costs for older people with high drug bills is pending in the Senate...


https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politic...-with-diabetes

[Celticguy]

Hes talking about an improved insulin benefit for Medicare. Has nothing to do with covid.
This is a big deal and lays the groundwork for the solution for everyone rlse insulin dependant who are being price gouged.

[Centerleftfl]

Hes talking about an improved insulin benefit for Medicare. Has nothing to do with covid.
This is a big deal and lays the groundwork for the solution for everyone rlse insulin dependant who are being price gouged.

Of course, but the DUMBASS veers off into WTF is he talking about all the time.

I'm not diabetic and not ONE TIME in my life have I pondered whether I should take it or not. Even as a joke.

Has anyone else?

[Walt]

Hes talking about an improved insulin benefit for Medicare. Has nothing to do with covid.
This is a big deal and lays the groundwork for the solution for everyone rlse insulin dependant who are being price gouged.

A lot of people not old enough to get Medicare are dying because they cannot afford insulin. It is a disgrace.

[Celticguy]

A lot of people not old enough to get Medicare are dying because they cannot afford insulin. It is a disgrace.

It is.
They make it from bacteria and the same way they did 50 years ago. The only innovation was slow release and injectable pens. Zero reasin it should cost so much.

[Celticguy]

Of course, but the DUMBASS veers off into WTF is he talking about all the time.

I'm not diabetic and not ONE TIME in my life have I pondered whether I should take it or not. Even as a joke.

Has anyone else?

You are the only one seeing this.

[Centerleftfl]

It is.
They make it from bacteria and the same way they did 50 years ago. The only innovation was slow release and injectable pens. Zero reasin it should cost so much.

No argument on the RIP OFF cost! Not exactly like R+D wasn't done 60 years ago!

[Celticguy]

No argument on the RIP OFF cost! Not exactly like R+D wasn't done 60 years ago!

Sore subject for me as my daughter is type 1.
They charge what they like because people have no choice.
Its just that simple.