UnitedHealth has overcharged some cancer patients for medicine by over 1,000%.
An FTC report finds that OptumRx, United Health's pharmacy benefit manager, has made billions by charging patients a huge markup for life-saving drugs.
BREAKING: California just announced that it will manufacture its own insulin.
This will make the drug *significantly* more accessible and affordable for millions of residents of our state.
as grateful as i am for goodrx i do not like or understand how our entire medical system got so fucked up that you can dodge a 500% markup on your prescription by telling the pharmacist you have heard of a web site
Tomorrow is the 100 year anniversary of the discovery of insulin.
In 1921, insulin’s discoverers sold its patent for $1 so insulin would be affordable to all.
Today, a single vial of insulin that lasts me about a week is priced at $300+, only in the United States.