Insulin Affordability and Health Policy
Yumlish: Diabetes and Multicultural Nutrition
English - February 24, 2022 10:00 - 21 minutes - 20 MBHealth & Fitness Homepage Download Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
In this episode, Dr. Glied talks to us about all things insulin! We talk about the rising cost of insulin, insulin affordability, insulin cost for people with and without insurance, and the implications of the Build Back Better bill on insulin affordability.
Sherry is a health economist, who is currently the Dean of the Wagner School of Public Service at NYU. She previously served in government in the administrations of Presidents Barack Obama, Bill Clinton, and George H.W. Bush.
“Now, what we see in our data is that what uninsured people do is that they don't buy them the latest formulations of insulin. They simply don't even use those. They use, more typically the basic, most generic forms of insulin, which are available at relatively low prices, but they don't have many of the benefits of the newer formulations.”
Question of the Day: What barriers have you had to overcome to access insulin?
On this Episode you will Learn:
Cost of Insulin
Rising Prices of Insulin
Disparities in Affordable Access of Insulin
Health Reforms for Increasing Accessibility of Insulin
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Key Points:
00:00 - Intro with Shireen!
1:20 - Welcome, can you talk a bit about your experience working in Washington DC as a health economist under presidents Bush, Clinton, and Obama? What did your work focus on?
3:39 - How much does insulin generally cost, and why are insulin prices rising?
09: 41 - How does being uninsured affect the quality, accessibility, and cost of insulin?
10:42 - Why are there such disparities in affordable access to insulin and insulin cost between privately insured and uninsured diabetics?
14:55 - How are health policies like the Affordable Care Act and Medicaid important for supporting individuals with diabetes?
16:22 - What health policy reforms need to be made to increase insulin affordability and access for all patients regardless of their insurance status?
20:17 - How can our listeners connect with you and learn more about your work?
20:55 - Outro with Shireen!