/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… 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… 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… 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 — 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… 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’s according to a recent report from the Health… 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’s 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