HELP FOR DIABETICS

[j983151f]

How about advocating for diabetics in NJ. With insurance, my pen needles cost $40 per box from a pharmacy. Without insurance, similar needles can be bought from amazon for about $10. Other states allow shipment, but not NJ. This is just wrong.

[GailL1]

@j983151f 

Amazon could be using the Chinese manufactured ones - thus cheaper - however with the new tariffs being put in place by the Biden Administration on some Chinese products - yes, syringes are listed, then the price could go up even more.

Look down this link to the segment entitled “By The Numbers”

Axios - 05/14/2024 -  Biden targets China . . .  with new tariffs

~from the link ~

• For certain medical products, like syringes and needles: 0% to 50% in 2024.

The [higher[ price we will all have to pay for National Security - in-country domestic manufacturers will definitely bear a higher price tag -

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[GailL1]

What does the price of drugs have to do with the price of syringes ?

Perhaps it has more to do with the New Jersey program of Harm Reduction and all the centers that have been opened up.

I don’t know exactly but it isn’t because of the price of drugs -