Cost Of Insulin For Treating T1D In The US Has Nearly Doubled Over A Five-Year Period

“The cost of insulin for treating type 1 diabetes [T1D] in the United States nearly doubled over a five-year period,” researchers found in a report from the nonprofit Health Care Cost Institute. The report revealed that an individual with T1D “incurred annual insulin costs of $5,705, on average, in 2016,” compared to an “average cost” of “$2,864 per patient in 2012.” According to Reuters, these numbers “represent the combined amount paid by a patient and their health plan for the medicine and do not reflect rebates paid at a later date.” https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-healthcare-diabetes-cost/u-s-insulin-costs-per-patient-nearly-doubled-from-2012-to-2016-study-idUSKCN1PG136