/tags/insulin insulin en-US Copyright Tue, 06 Feb 2024 20:21:49 GMT /2024-02-06/ohio-lawmakers-try-again-with-bipartisan-bills-to-cap-costs-of-insulin As in the last legislative session, there are bipartisan bills in both the House and Senate to cap the cost of insulin at $35 for all Ohioans, not just those on Medicare. Tue, 06 Feb 2024 20:21:49 GMT /2024-02-06/ohio-lawmakers-try-again-with-bipartisan-bills-to-cap-costs-of-insulin Karen Kasler /side-effects-public-media/2021-01-07/underground-insulin-markets-are-busy-as-covid-19-hammers-economy Economic problems caused by COVID-19 hit diabetics especially hard. The American Diabetes Association says about a quarter of people with the disease are鈥� Thu, 07 Jan 2021 11:30:35 GMT /side-effects-public-media/2021-01-07/underground-insulin-markets-are-busy-as-covid-19-hammers-economy Farah Yousry /news/2020-12-23/hospitals-face-challenges-in-treating-covid-19-patients-with-diabetes This is part two of a two-part series on COVID-19 and diabetes. Read part one here.William Rentel, a nurse practitioner in Ohio, has Type 1 diabetes but鈥� Wed, 23 Dec 2020 10:00:00 GMT /news/2020-12-23/hospitals-face-challenges-in-treating-covid-19-patients-with-diabetes Farah Yousry /news/2019-11-01/ohio-bill-would-cap-out-of-pocket-cost-for-insulin Diabetics who depend on insulin to live often find themselves paying hundreds, sometimes more than $1,000 a month, for that medication. A new bill would鈥� Fri, 01 Nov 2019 12:09:47 GMT /news/2019-11-01/ohio-bill-would-cap-out-of-pocket-cost-for-insulin Jo Ingles /news-partners/2019-04-12/why-astronomical-drug-prices-are-bad-for-health-and-profits Fatima Suleman, a professor of pharmaceutical sciences, hopes that WHO's Fair Pricing Forum can help lower drug costs 鈥� and benefit drug manufacturers. Fri, 12 Apr 2019 21:46:00 GMT /news-partners/2019-04-12/why-astronomical-drug-prices-are-bad-for-health-and-profits Jason Beaubien /news/2019-03-20/ohio-hospitals-now-have-to-list-their-prices-but-its-complicated As of Jan. 1, 2019, hospitals are required to post price lists online for everything from medications to procedures. The mandate from the federal Centers鈥� Wed, 20 Mar 2019 09:00:00 GMT /news/2019-03-20/ohio-hospitals-now-have-to-list-their-prices-but-its-complicated /show/all-sides-with-ann-fisher/2019-02-06/wellness-wednesday-rising-cost-of-insulin The cost of insulin for Type 1 diabetes nearly doubled over the past five years in the United States. That鈥檚 according to a recent report from the Health鈥� Wed, 06 Feb 2019 10:00:01 GMT /show/all-sides-with-ann-fisher/2019-02-06/wellness-wednesday-rising-cost-of-insulin /news-partners/2018-12-10/were-fighting-for-our-lives-patients-protest-sky-high-insulin-prices The price of insulin keeps going up. For people with Type 1 diabetes, high prices can be a life and death issue. Now a grassroots movement is pushing for change. Mon, 10 Dec 2018 10:05:00 GMT /news-partners/2018-12-10/were-fighting-for-our-lives-patients-protest-sky-high-insulin-prices Bram Sable-Smith /side-effects-public-media/2018-09-05/with-insulin-prices-soaring-some-diabetics-turn-to-dangerous-workaround Nicole Smith-Holt鈥檚 son Alec was 23 when he started feeling sick. His muscles cramped. He was lethargic. He woke up multiple times every night to use... Wed, 05 Sep 2018 14:43:05 GMT /side-effects-public-media/2018-09-05/with-insulin-prices-soaring-some-diabetics-turn-to-dangerous-workaround Bram Sable-Smith