No it’s not, all necessary healthcare should be free at the point of use. As should be basic housing and food.
To me it sounds insane that you have to pay for insulin, which you must have in order to survive. If anything, I would think that $11 per pen is still at or above the cost price for the manufacturer, insulin is dirt cheap to make once you have the production line.
All that said, this is of course a step in the right direction. I won’t be surprised if there’s a wave of media attacks on him a month from now, all suspiciously linked to some shady ad firm with ties to big pharma.
No it’s not, all necessary healthcare should be free at the point of use. As should be basic housing and food.
To me it sounds insane that you have to pay for insulin, which you must have in order to survive. If anything, I would think that $11 per pen is still at or above the cost price for the manufacturer, insulin is dirt cheap to make once you have the production line.
All that said, this is of course a step in the right direction. I won’t be surprised if there’s a wave of media attacks on him a month from now, all suspiciously linked to some shady ad firm with ties to big pharma.