Why can't Americans mail order it from Canada? Is the US going to tax the crap out of it when it crosses the border?
Yes they will absolutely fuck you on it IF they even allow it at all.
You know, in the spirit of "free markets" and all that bull shit.
I believe there are some restrictions on mailing insulin across the border due to regulations and customs laws. However, there might be ways around it if you're willing to do a little research and possibly pay extra fees.
Invented by a Canadian, exploited by an American.
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It is not a solution, but maybe an alternative to death…
US Healthcare = pay or die
Oh, it's not that good.
It's "Pay until you run out of money and can no longer take on more debt. Then die."
Were I am, you just get Insulin for free with a prescription from you Family Doctor, because we have a National Health Service.
Even without said prescription, it's only €70.
Americans are being thoroughly screwed, and it's very much on purpose thanks to the way laws and regulations around Healthcare were designed in the US (and, at the risk attractint the crowd throwing "bothsideism" slogans around to defend "their" "tribe", this is due to the actions of both US major parties) since in a real Free Market, Insuline over there should cost around the same as it costs over here without a prescription, not 10x more - without artificial market barriers there would be investors literally flying planeloads of the thing from Europe to US to make a killing out of buying it cheaply over here and selling it for "merelly" twice as much over there.
It is widely available, just not in the US
Shoutout to the uninsured cost of the medication I need to live
(90 tablets)
We should be thankful for those of us not born in a third world country like the USA. 😌🙏
No no this is a "there are starving kids in America" thing; for a good chunk of the third world this shit would be literally unthinkable.
In Canada it is still considered expensive, but not even close to $800/month. It's only considered expensive because most shit like that is free or a very nominal fee, but repeated need is what it is.
How is it even possible to afford $800 for insulin? It boggles the mind
I really don't get it. If it was in the freezer, why will it be damaged when put back again? Is it that once defreezed some reaction goes on and shouldn't be stopped? I really don't get it. Would it be better to keep it outside the freezer once it warm up?
Freezing temps breaks down insulin and causes it to lose efficacy which less efficacy is something you don't want with something that keeps you alive
Methinks you read it wrong friend; it was stored in the fridge originally
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