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California to become first state to sell cheap insulin through state-backed program
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this post was submitted on 16 Oct 2025
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Controversial take (though maybe not in this community):
If it's needed for survival, it should be free. No exceptions.
Well America voted against food being considered essential for survival...
Devil's advocate: Medi-CAL (California's Medicaid program, already known for being very permissive) will likely already cover it for the eligible, and should the $11 be used in aggregate to cover distribution and manufacturing for all of California's citizens, it would be a reasonable rate to keep the program self-sustaining.
Allotting an exception for the payment for those who may have difficulty seems like a reasonable way to cover any gaps while making sure it never runs into the red.
I would much prefer my taxes go toward making insulin to give away than bombs to give away.
I'd even, gasp, go so far as to say I'd happily give it away to citizens and illegal immigrants alike. Oh hell, everyone on the planet. No strings attached.
This is where my taxes should go. I can't stand the rhetoric that it's bad tax payers are footing the bill for those without insurance and those here illegally. That's what a society is supposed to do.
that's how it works in most of europe with our socialist healthcare system
Of course, but what California is doing is awesome, so why shit all over it?
I'm not. It's a step in the right direction.