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Deputy Managing Editor @ProPublica. Co-founder @DocumentCloud. Editor of Trump, Inc. podcast. (RIP) Hangs with @sarapekow.

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    Eric Umansky‏Verified account @ericuman 4 Nov 2021

    NEW: Why are home COVID tests so damn $$ and hard to find? @lydiadepillis & I made some calls Company after company told us they’d tried to get tests approved but *gave up after inexplicable FDA delays* One FDA scientist told he quit in frustration https://www.propublica.org/article/heres-why-rapid-covid-tests-are-so-expensive-and-hard-to-find …pic.twitter.com/sr4jNOnijT

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      2. Eric Umansky‏Verified account @ericuman 4 Nov 2021

        In the U.S. just two companies got approval FDA at first for easy at-home covid cases. Abbott's BinaxNow still has 75% of the market. They sell for $23.99 for the required 2-pack. In Europe, Abbott sells *the same test* under a diff name for about $4 https://www.praxisdienst.de/Laborbedarf/Tests/Corona+Schnelltests/Panbio+COVID+19+Antigen+Self+Test+10+Stueck.html#overlayimg-1 …pic.twitter.com/8bsER4emhW

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      3. Eric Umansky‏Verified account @ericuman 4 Nov 2021

        Why is Abbott charging Americans so much for a public health tool that sells in Europe for a fraction of the $$? Abbott's CEO talked about it in an investors call (that @lydiadepillis found!) He said they'll lower prices if they get competition. But "if we don't need that..."pic.twitter.com/zmjs6zjXwF

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      4. Eric Umansky‏Verified account @ericuman 4 Nov 2021

        We asked the gov alllll about why at-home COVID are so damn expensive and hard to find FDA officials graciously spent a lot of time talking us through it. Their POV: 1. The review process is appropriately conservative. 2. You want more tests? The WH should buy 'em.pic.twitter.com/ACwFzy69Mw

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      1. Nico S‏ @nicogi44 4 Nov 2021
        Replying to @ericuman @lydiadepillis

        Americans getting robbed again and again when it comes to healthcare. Those tests cost less than $1 in Europe

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      2. Karl Schwartz‏ @karlamoPA 4 Nov 2021
        Replying to @ericuman @lydiadepillis

        Not sure here but here's how drug reviews work: if not effective (actually work demonstrated by well designed clinical tests) are more likely to do irreparable harm.

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      3. Eric Umansky‏Verified account @ericuman 4 Nov 2021
        Replying to @karlamoPA @lydiadepillis

        gee thank you for your explanation.

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      1. Jordan Barab (You're on mute!)‏ @jbarab 4 Nov 2021
        Replying to @ericuman @Kenwardjr @lydiadepillis

        And with the new #OSHA standard being released today, demand for tests will rise sharply. And to make matters worse, OSHA will allow employers to shift the cost of testing onto workers.

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      1. Chicory‏ @MFPoutine 4 Nov 2021
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        We really need to clear out decision makers at the FDA

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      1. Barbara Penney‏ @bpens42 4 Nov 2021
        Replying to @ericuman @lydiadepillis

        Canadian here. I travelled to Halifax, Nova Scotia last weekend and they are passing them out as you exit the airport. Every passenger got two. Free.

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      1. Danny Groner‏ @DannyGroner 4 Nov 2021
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        Good reporting.

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