Ep. 34 — Taking On Skyrocketing Insulin Prices: A Conversation with Rep. Beth Liston and Kathryn Poe
In this episode, host Dan Skinner, Associate Professor of Health Policy at Ohio University, talks with Rep. Beth Liston, a physician and representative of Ohio's 21st House District, as well as Kathryn Poe, a health care activist, writer, and Capital University student. Topics include the importance of affordable insulin, new policy proposals to cap insulin prices and take other steps to bring awareness to the issue and support patients.
The following will provide readers with some background information on subjects discussed on the episode:
Press Release: Legislators Introduce Insulin Pricing Bill Package
One particularly relevant quote from the press release: “Insulin prices nearly doubled from 2012 to 2016, and approximately 30% of diabetics have rationed the life-saving medication due to cost. This poses significant public health risks and economic concerns to Ohioans. Ohio has a higher incidence of diabetes than other states and one in four diabetics in Ohio are considered to be in poor control of their disease.”
Please watch the press conference at which Rep. Liston and her colleagues announced the bill package. The presentations by Kathryn Poe and Antroinette Worsham are particularly worth your time.
Learn more about T1 International’s Insulin4All action here.
Read Some of Kathryn Poe’s work here and here.
Learn about ketoacidosis here.
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