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(STUDY FINDS) – Millions of young Americans with diabetes – even those with private insurance – are more likely to ration insulin than seniors, a new study finds.
About 1.3 million Americans with diabetes feel the need to stretch out their insulin supplies – the life-saving treatment for diabetics – due to high costs and a lack of access. A team from Harvard Medical School and CUNY Hunter College say this problem actually hurts young adults more than those over age 65. The new analysis finds that insulin rationing is most common among young Americans living both with and without insurance coverage. However, diabetics covered by Medicaid were least likely to ration insulin.
The study authors note that the federal government’s newly passed law, the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022, will primarily assist older adults by limiting their Medicare copay to $35 a month. However, “cost and insurance-related insulin rationing and nonadherence” issues will continue to be common among those not covered by that legislation, according to the study.
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