*ALL PRICES IN USD* Humalog in the US (HALF PRICE): $140 per vial Humalog in Australia (private script): $88 per vial Humalog in Australia (government subsidy): $28 per vial Tell me again how government regulation is bad for consumershttps://twitter.com/NYTHealth/status/1102791668514897922 …
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(Earlier version of this tweet deleted because I'd gotten the wrong per vial price for Australian consumers)
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So Aussie consumers pay about half price for the ~exact same~ medication, despite manufacturing and regulation costs generally being HIGHER here
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And despite this, Eli Lilly manages to post large profits in Australia Somehow, something is going wrong in the US
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Oh, also, Australia has a system whereby pensioners or vulnerable people can cut the cost of the subsidized version down to almost nothing as well so that's a plus
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