{"id":13123,"date":"2019-04-29T07:39:41","date_gmt":"2019-04-29T11:39:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/medicarereport.org\/?p=13123"},"modified":"2019-04-29T07:39:41","modified_gmt":"2019-04-29T11:39:41","slug":"is-insulins-high-cost-keeping-diabetes-patients-from-taking-their-medicine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/medicarereport.org\/?p=13123","title":{"rendered":"Is Insulin\u2019s High Cost Keeping Diabetes Patients From Taking Their Medicine?"},"content":{"rendered":"

(By Shefali Luthra for Kaiser Health News)<\/p>\n

High prescription drug prices are fast becoming a leading political topic, with medications like insulin emerging as a poster child for the issue. Nearly doubling in price from 2012 to 2016, the diabetes medication has commanded\u00a0bipartisan attention\u00a0on Capitol Hill and even a shoutout in a recent\u00a0Netflix comedy special.<\/p>\n

Voters say\u00a0curbing such prices\u00a0should be a top priority for lawmakers \u2014 and Democratic presidential candidates are paying attention. Continue reading article here…<\/a><\/p>\n

Kaiser Health News is a nonprofit national health policy news service that is part of the nonpartisan Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation.<\/p>\n

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