#insulin4all USA
Extreme Measures for Insulin
29 May 2018, 9:48 a.m. in #insulin4all USA by Hattie Saltzman
I carry a machine everywhere I go. Not a phone, or a tablet, or an iPod – it’s an insulin pump. It’s connected to my body with a tiny cannula that rests under my skin, pumping a fluid through 23” of tubing. I would die without it. Read more
My Journey to Eli Lilly HQ for Answers
9 May 2018, 3:34 p.m. in #insulin4all USA, News & Statements by Nicole Smith-Holt
I was very nervous before going to confront the top executives of Eli Lilly and Company. But I was determined to tell them Alec’s story. They needed to hear from me what their insulin prices did to Alec, and are still doing to others. Read more
T1International Testimony for Insulin Access & Affordability: The Rising Cost of Treatment
8 May 2018, 10:25 a.m. in #insulin4all USA, News & Statements by T1International
T1International’s 2018 global survey explored out-of-pocket costs for people with type 1 diabetes. More than 25% of American respondents said that they have had to ration insulin at least once per year due to cost. Fourteen percent of those respondents have had to ration their insulin monthly, weekly, or daily due to insulin cost. Read more
Patient Activism is Seizing the Spotlight—And Rightly So
1 May 2018, 1:16 p.m. in #insulin4all USA, News & Statements by Fran Quigley
In today’s struggle on insulin pricing and other drugs, patient can win the day again. So our organization, People of Faith for Access to Medicines, is proud to be in support of T1International’s amazing work, from the Eli Lilly demonstration to the #insulin4all meetups in New York City and the Cincinnati area. Read more
Advocates meet for #insulin4all in Cincinnati
3 Apr 2018, 5:13 p.m. in #insulin4all USA, News & Statements by Angela Lautner
“Access to insulin is a human right”: this was the central theme during a gathering of #insulin4all advocates in Cincinnati on March 25th. The group came together to focus on regional action in Kentucky, Ohio, and Indiana regarding insulin pricing. Advocate Angela Lautner shares her perspective. Read more
Advocating for Emergency Prescription Refills in Pennsylvania
6 Mar 2018, 12:36 p.m. in #insulin4all USA by Deborah Healy
Kevin Houdeshell tragically lost his life after being unable to contact his doctor to authorize an emergency insulin prescription refill. As the mother of a son with type 1 diabetes, this is my worst nightmare. Wanting to take action to prevent this from happening again, I followed the path set out by the combined hard work of legislators and Kevin’s parents, Dan and Judy Houdeshell. Read more
Advocates meet for #insulin4all in New York City
17 Feb 2018, 11:32 a.m. in #insulin4all USA, News & Statements by Emily Pisacreta
More than a dozen people from all over the New York City metropolitan area gathered on February 8th at the historic LGBT Center on 13th Street in Manhattan to discuss insulin access issues in America. Read more
Healthcare for All: Calling for Change in the U.S.
16 Jan 2018, 2:59 p.m. in #insulin4all USA by Karyn Wofford
A single payer system removes greed from a place it certainly has no place. Healthcare should be constructed of an ambition to heal, not a hunger for money. Our greed driven system is dangerous, and is resulting in the death of our people. Read more
Pleas from the USA
4 Dec 2017, 10:57 a.m. in #insulin4all USA, Global Stories by Karyn Wofford
Why is this happening? How are millions of people slipping through the cracks? Why are we living in fear because we cannot afford to “breathe”? Insulin is oxygen; price gouging cannot go on. This is my plea—our plea— and we are in desperate need of change. Read more
Taking a Stand at Eli Lilly Headquarters
13 Sep 2017, 9:40 a.m. in #insulin4all USA, Global Stories by Angela Lautner
I joined dozens of people impacted by the rising cost of insulin in the USA in protest of those prices in front of Eli Lilly headquarters in Indianapolis, Indiana. Some had traveled many hours to join the protest, but one thing was made clear, we wanted to ensure that Eli Lilly heard our voices. We were passionate in our outcry for change and jointly understood that not saying anything is simply not an option.
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