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by 0xDEAFBEAD 204 days ago
>This has absolutely nothing to do with insulin costs. Nada. Zip. Nil.

Why do you think there are so few insulin producers then?

https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2015/07/15/4229352...

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Because it’s such a basic commodity with very little differentiation so profitability can only be achieved at scale.
You're sharing a 10 year old article to back up your claims?

And the answer is because it's a monopoly that the govt refuses to regulate.

How many insulin producers are there in europe?