More than a million American adults with diabetes may have had to skip or ration doses of insulin in the past year as the cost of the life-saving medication soared under the Biden administration, according to a new study.
The study, titled “Prevalence and Correlates of Patient Rationing of Insulin in the United States: A National Survey,” was published on Oct. 18 in the Annals of Internal Medicine.
It was led by researchers at Harvard Medical School, City University of New York’s Hunter College, and the nonprofit consumer advocacy organization Public Citizen.
Researchers analyzed data from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) 2021 National Health Interview Survey, which included 982 people with diabetes who use insulin….