Diabetes Medication: Case Study

The cost for diabetes medication is about $200-$600 without insurance [3]. Like i stated above, people who are not ensured are usually low income people. Having to pay for medication at this price and pay other bills are not realistic. The CDC stated that “nearly 1 in 10 American adults don't take their medications as prescribed because they can't afford to purchase them” [3]. In the video for this week, Mr. Elson fell victim of this same issue. He did not have insurance and stated that he was off his insulin for more than six months, because he rather pay other bills [5]. He stated that his bills like food, lights, rent, and insulin were equally important, but he rather put his health in jeopardy than he homeless or hungry. Mr. Elson is not the only person who has this mind
The CDC stated that “7.8% of adults admitted to not taking medication as recommended because of high costs. Insurance was a key factor in whether patients took their medications as prescribed. Among adults younger than 64, 6.1% with private insurance skipped medications to save money, compared with 10.4% of those with Medicaid and 14.0% of uninsured patients” [2]. Since the medications was very expensive for Mr. Elson, he asked the doctor for cheaper options but there were no alternatives. This is another reason why people skip out of medications. Another cost is paying for doctors’ visits. Mr. Elson had a hard time paying for the visits. Before the Affordable Health Care Act (ACA) was reformed in 2015, Mr. Elson had a clinic card that he used to only pay $15 doctor. After the ACA was reformed, Mr. Elson struggled to pay $70 to see a doctor since the clinical cards could no longer be used. These costs are burdens to people who do not have insurance. Getting Care could give these people with low-income one less issue to stress