Patients' insulin costs doubled from 2012 through 2016, but usage was flat - STAT

Patients' insulin costs doubled from 2012 through 2016, but usage was flat - STAT

STAT Plus: Insulin costs for U.S. patients nearly doubled from 2012 through 2016, but usage was flat

By ED SILVERMAN

PAUL GRIGGS, VIA WELLCOME IMAGES

Individuals with Type 1 diabetes spent $5,705 on insulin in 2016, up from $2,864 in 2012, while the average daily insulin use rose just 3 percent.

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