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How to Get Free or Lower Cost Insulin for Your Medicare and Non-Medicare Patients: Shattering Barriers to Insulin Access

Cardiometabolic Health Congress

After years of pressure from the government and activist groups, we are just beginning to see a trend toward lower, more affordable drug prices, with insulin at the forefront of the conversation. How to Get Insulin for Your Medicare Patients Medicare-lowered insulin costs are automatic and will be available at any in-network pharmacy.

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Trends in direct health care costs among US adults with atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease with and without diabetes

Cardiovascular Diabetology

The costs were direct total health care expenditures (out-of-pocket payments and payments by private insurance, Medicaid, Medicare, and other sources) from various sources (office-based visits, hospital outpatient, emergency room, inpatient hospital, pharmacy, home health care, and other medical expenditures).

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The High Cost of Insulin: Bridging Gaps on the Path to Affordable Care

Cardiometabolic Health Congress

These pharmaceutical giants—who control over 90% of the insulin market —have long cited the need to charge high prices for their medications to offset research and development costs. However, increasing government and activist pressure has forced manufacturers to lower insulin costs.