Epi pens [and insulin] are also ridiculously overpriced.
I found an article that I summarized on Imgur, but I had so many questions that I researched and then added to my post that I split it.
However, Imgur works in mysterious ways, and it replaced my first post with two copies of the second, so I made both complete and long.
I tried to split it!
Insulin is cheaper in Mexico, but not cheap enough for many Mexican diabetics to afford it.
Mexico is "the number one country with deaths from diabetes (of all types)."
https://beyondtype1.org/access-in-mexico/
Cigna and its pharmacy benefit management division Express Scripts announced a program designed to cap out-of-pocket costs for diabetic patients at $25 a month.
https://www.verywellhealth.com/progr...-costs-5667166
https://diatribechange.org/news/insu...-affordability
These programs only benefit people with single-state employer-sponsored healthcare plans, so if you have self-insured group health plans, medicare, or work for a company that provides health insurance to people in multiple states, you may not benefit from insulin copay laws.
California will produce their own insulin:
https://calmatters.org/commentary/20...trys-failures/