International organization with Utah chapter advocates for affordable insulin for diabetics

Courtesy: www.t1international.com/insulin4all/

SALT LAKE CITY — The issue has been embraced by Utah Lieutenant Governor Deidre Henderson, it has gotten attention by lawmakers in Utah, it’s a federal movement as well.

It’s the attempt to cap the high costs for insulin that affects hundreds of thousands of Americans and millions around the world.

On KVNU’s For the People program on Wednesday, Diana Thomas, support lead for the Utah Chapter of Insulin-4-All talked about what drew her to the movement at large.

In 2016 my niece died suddenly, and it took a little bit of time to find out she had undiagnosed Type 1 Diabetes. Then, seven months later, my daughter right before her 11th birthday was also diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes. So, our family is very aware of the high costs this disease can be to families,” she explained.

She said the state of Utah has helped by controlling costs if your insurance has a Utah-managed plan.

“If…some employer, especially larger employers will often have a more national plan, or somewhere is managed by another state, they did not have to follow that price cap. In order to help those people who were not covered directly by a Utah-managed plan, they offered Utah savings so that what is offered is the same as what state employees pay.

Insulin-4-All is having an international summit this Saturday, Sept 24th. It will feature advocates and speakers from all over the world.

You can get more information at www.t1international.com/Summit2022 .

Also to find out more about the Utah chapter look for UTinsulin4all on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter.

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1 Comment

  • Diana Thomas September 23, 2022 at 8:22 am Reply

    Anyone in Utah in need of affordable insulin can go to UtahInsulin.net for help. This is the program created by HB207 to help anyone in Utah without Utah regulated health plans.

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