3 years ago I almost slipped into a coma and died. I was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes. I paid $684 for my first 30-day supply of insulin. Some pay $1000+ a month. Many die without it. Today I introduced legislation to cap the price of insulin at $50 a month. #txlege https://t.co/NEVrozVJwf
James Talarico
@jamestalarico · TX · H
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WE DID IT!! We capped the out-of-pocket cost of insulin in Texas! Our bill is headed to the Governor’s desk for a signature! #txlege https://t.co/EMe4zfph4n
RT @BernieSanders: Let's be clear. Eli Lilly should apologize for increasing the price of insulin by over 1,200% since 1996 to $275 while i<U+2026>
RT @eliistender10: I'm not crying you are. A taxi driver in Spain who has taken patients to the hospital, free of charge, got a call to pi&
RT @BarackObama: Social distancing bends the curve and relieves some pressure on our heroic medical professionals. But in order to shift of&
RT @NoLieWithBTC: Americans came 3 votes short of having their insulin capped at $35/month. And it failed because Republicans blocked it. R<U+2026>
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