“In California, we know people should not go into debt to receive life-saving medication,” the governor said.
A recent survey by CharityRx found that a whoppingin order to afford insulin, taking on an average of $9,000 per patient. Additionally, 83 percent of respondents said they’ve feared not being able to pay for basic necessities like clothes, food and rent due to the cost of their insulin.
CharityRx’s findings were even more drastic. The survey found that 38 percent of respondents said that they have had to stay at the hospital for more than a day due to problems caused by insulin rationing, while 33 percent said that rationing has caused them to get sick with other health issues.
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