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California to become first state to sell cheap insulin through state-backed program
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this post was submitted on 16 Oct 2025
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Edit: as pointed out below, these numbers are for type 1 and 2, so the population is requiring insulin is much lower than this.
https://www.cdc.gov/diabetes/php/data-research/index.html
Sure, the majority of folks don't have diabetes, but come on, this affects a huge number of people, and I would bet that a vast, vast majority of people at least know someone with diabetes.
And yes, those are national whereas this is California---but it's also about changing hearts and minds. When someone from Texas, struggling to pay for their kid's insulin, learns about this, they might just question some things.
type 1 is the one that needs insulin the most but they dont make up a large part of compared to type 2.
Good point, edited to add comment.
type 2 needs insulin in some circumstance, if thier insulin resistance too high, or it precedes type 1.
Not to mention those that know someone who has diabetes.
11% is not insignificant. It’s just too small and it leaves most people out. I can already see the “most diabetic people make themselves diabetic” talking points.
The ACA was supposed to be transformative but it ended up being more of a patients’ bill of rights that anything to make care affordable.
Baby steps gave us Trump and their fascists regime. America needs someone with vision like FDR that isn’t afraid of upsetting the wealthy donors.