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by vonmoltke 2644 days ago
> I saw a show earlier this week, an insulin shot costs 2$ in rest of the world and 100+$ in the US.

"Insulin" is not a singular thing. For various reasons, lower-cost insulins are difficult to impossible to find in the US, which is a problem.

Also, some insulins are $2/dose in some parts of the world. Most insulins in the developed world are significantly more expensive than that (to whomever is paying for it), though still significantly less than what they cost in the US.

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Yes, US users pay a lot for insulin. Price has shot up from single digit dollar to 3 digit from 70s to today