Need some advice from DUers my brother cant afford his insulin

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39. The insulin price ifference is something I've never seen anything comparable

Insulin has gone from about $29 to $89 in the 8 years I have been buying it for my mother. That is a huge jump when you use 2-3 vials a month. I've seen up to a $10 difference between pharmacies but nothing like the current $60 difference between everyone else and Walmart. Unfortunately, they just switched suppliers from the brand my mother uses and although all brands of the same type should work almost identically, I am afraid to switch her during the stressful fall season. I did do the research and know things should work out fine with switching but will wait until it can be done more smoothly in the Spring.

I really think Medicare part D gave the drug companies free-reign to raise prices dramatically for out-of-pocket customers. Just like all insured items the retail price is inflated so that the deals with the discounted insurance company payments still give the manufacturer the real price they want for the product. It is the uninsured person that gets stuck paying the inflated retail.