Is Massachusetts Still a Healthcare Leader if Many Cannot Afford Insulin? The price of insulin has increased 1,200% since the 1990s due to price gouging, patent abuse, and price-fixing. Even those with insurance, especially high-deductible plans, may pay over $1,000 a month for insulin. In our country today over 25 percent of those with this condition report rationing insulin due to the price A patchwork of state-by-state bills addressing insulin affordability and access are trying to respond to these barriers to a lifesaving treatment for millions of people with diabetes. The MA Chapter of Type 1 International is advocating for the passage of the following two bills as a start for improving the lives of people with diabetes. Many states have already passed versions of these laws and we hope MA residents with diabetes can have the same protections. The first law is known well in the type one diabetes community as, “ Kevin's Law” , named after a person who lost his li...
