Insulin Prices Triple Since 2010, Leaving Americans to Ration or Travel Abroad for Affordable Meds

According to surveys, over one in four American diabetics ration their insulin, putting their lives at risk because they cannot afford the cost of constantly injecting $290 medicine into their bodies.

Alan Macleod
By Alan Macleod
Insulin Costs Feature photo

The 2010s were an extremely good decade for corporate America. Under President Trump, the stock markets rose to achieve new highs in 2019. But for working Americans, the story was quite different. The federal minimum wage did not increase in monetary value from $7.25 in 2010 (and some states now allow corporations to pay workers less). When

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Four Ways US Sanctions Are Affecting Daily Life in Venezuela

From routine banking transactions to life-saving insulin and malaria medicine, US sanctions are having a range of impacts on the lives of Venezuelans.

Misión Verdad
By Misión Verdad
People wait outside a supermarket for subsidized products to arrive in Caracas, Venezuela amid crippling U.S. financial sanctions. Ariana Cubillos | AP

Ever since President Donald Trump's imposition of U.S. financial sanctions against Venezuela in August, the Venezuelan state has confronted various difficulties trying to import medicines and foodstuffs not produced domestically. The financial blockade directly affects routine international payments for goods and services. 1. Funds were

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Black Diabetic Dies After Missouri Jail Withholds Insulin

Robinson was a diabetic that needed insulin shots at least twice a day. He was taken to Pemiscot County Jail, where his family says he begged jailers for insulin but was denied until he became so weak he couldn’t hold his head up.

Kit O'Connell
By Kit O'Connell

This article was published in partnership with ShadowProof Last week, I shared the experiences of Phillip Baker, an advocate for diabetic prisoners: I only got into this because I’m a retired PA. I thought I might be able to help that first diabetic by using my training to advocate for him. The American Diabetes Association was consulted, and

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