Jake Johnson is a senior editor and staff writer for Common Dreams.
Insulin prices in the United States are so high that a new report published Tuesday characterizes them as a violation of human rights , one that has had deadly consequences for diabetics without the means to afford the medicine.
HRW noted Tuesday that nearly every one of the 50 insulin-dependent people interviewed for the new report 'said they had rationed analog insulin because of out-of-pocket costs, taking it in ways not recommended by their physician in order to stretch their supply.' Diabetes affects more than 37 million U.S. adults and is the country's seventh leading cause of death, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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