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Some diabetic patients pay around $1,000 a month for insulin, a drug vital to their survival.
U.S. Rep. Darren Soto, D-Kissimmee, and state Sen. Janet Cruz, D-Tampa, are calling on Congress to lower prescription drug costs.
They joined the advocacy group Protect Our Care Florida during a webinar on Friday and talked with people struggling to afford insulin because of the high prices companies ask for the diabetes drug.
Chris Clark of Tallahassee talked about the numerous episodes of debilitating illness he experienced in the early years of his diabetes diagnosis because he couldn t afford insulin.
He did the math: He said he has had to pay about $1,000 a month for his medicine for 16 years.
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Some diabetic patients pay around $1,000 a month for insulin, a drug vital to their survival.
The U.S. House is considering a bill to give Medicare the power to negotiate lower costs for prescription drugs like insulin, a life-saving diabetes medicine that can cost families thousands of dollars a year.
U.S. Rep. Darren Soto, D-Kissimmee, and state Sen. Janet Cruz, D-Tampa, are calling on Congress to lower prescription drug costs.
They joined the advocacy group Protect Our Care Florida during a webinar on Friday and talked with people struggling to afford insulin because of the high prices companies ask for the diabetes drug.