Cost of Health - Not Enough Money For Insulin and Groceries

Not Enough Money For Insulin and Groceries

09/18/18 • 19 min

Doctor John Spangler has noticed a disturbing trend among his patients. They often cannot afford the lifesaving medication they need, even working full time. More and more, families are forced to make the choice between necessities like groceries and medicine.
,br> In this episode, Doctor Spangler shares some stories from his patients, and lets us behind the scenes on how pharmaceutical companies market their most expensive drugs to doctors like him.
Read Doctor Spangler's piece in the Greensboro News and Record.
Look up any doctor on Propublica's "Dollars for Docs" database to see how much they have received from pharmaceutical companies.
Follow the coalition and Michael on Twitter @fiscalhealthnc and michaelck and Facebook
And be sure to join the coalition to help fight for lower health care costs
The North Carolina Coalition for Fiscal Health is a 501(c)(4) corporation, organized as a nonpartisan group focused on economic issues and the rising cost of healthcare in North Carolina. We’re here to talk about improving the fiscal health of all North Carolinians.

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Keith Buchanan is a successful IT entrepreneur in Marion, NC. Even though his business is booming, he, and his wife, Dianna, who also works full time, have found that they can no longer afford to pay the rising premiums on their health insurance.
This week we travel to the beautiful mountains of western North Carolina to understand how he and his wife made the decision to go without insurance and learn what they are doing instead.
Visit Keith on the web at aplusnetworking.com
Follow the coalition and Michael on Twitter @fiscalhealthnc and join the coalition to help fight for lower health care costs
The North Carolina Coalition for Fiscal Health is a 501(c)(4) corporation, organized as a nonpartisan group focused on economic issues and the rising cost of healthcare in North Carolina. We’re here to talk about improving the fiscal health of all North Carolinians.

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North Carolina Rep. Kevin Corbin

In this episode, NC Representative Kevin Corbin joins us to discuss the impact of health care costs on his constituents in western North Carolina. He also shares some potential legislative solutions to alleviate health care costs, and talks about his second career as a southern gospel singer.
Learn more about Rep. Kevin Corbin
Rep. Corbin's official page on the NC General Assembly website
Purchase and listen to music by Blue Ridge
Follow the coalition and Michael on Twitter @fiscalhealthnc and michaelck and Facebook
And be sure to join the coalition to help fight for lower health care costs
The North Carolina Coalition for Fiscal Health is a 501(c)(4) corporation, organized as a nonpartisan group focused on economic issues and the rising cost of healthcare in North Carolina. We’re here to talk about improving the fiscal health of all North Carolinians.