Behind the Bastards

The Bastards That Kill Diabetics for a Profit

Dec 20, 2018
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ANECDOTE

Ashes Delivered To Insulin Maker

  • Parents brought the ashes of their dead children to Sanofi's offices to protest insulin pricing. The protesters blamed the company's price increases for deadly rationing decisions.
ANECDOTE

A Young Man Died After Losing Coverage

  • Alec Rachon Smith died after aging out of his mother's insurance and rationing insulin. His mother brought his ashes to demand companies acknowledge the lethal cost of their pricing.
INSIGHT

A Century-Old Drug Without Cheap Generics

  • Insulin has existed nearly a century yet lacks cheap generics in the U.S. The episode digs into why an old life-saving drug remains unaffordable.
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