Why Amazon Pharmacy ' s Recent Insulin Move is Helpful, But Not Groundbreaking

On August 15, 2023, Amazon Pharmacy (fka PillPack) announced (seehttps://www.aboutamazon.com/news/retail/amazon-pharmacy-insulin-coupons/ for the announcement) that it would begin automatically applying various manufacturer coupons to more than 15 common insulins and diabetes devices (including Dexcom, which offers a coupon for up to $200 per month athttps://www.dexcom.com/en-us/savings-center-cgm-without-insurance/ even without insurance). So far, no coupons from Abbott on Freestyle Libre 3 sensors, but the longer wear-time of 14-days means those cost about one-third less than Dexcom ' s 10-day Some products, such as blood glucose test strips, may not be as cheap with Amazon Pharmacy as by patronizingMark Cuban Cost Plus Drug Company and buying Roche Accu-Chek test strips for just $16.79 for a vial of 50 test strips. diaTribe News had a pretty good summary of the Amazon Pharmacy move athttps://diatribe.org/amazon-pharmacy-unveils-35-monthly-insulin which is worth reading.Three years ago, I would have applauded the Amazon Pharmacy move. Today, while I think it is helpful and I hope it prompts other pharmacies to do the same thing, but it ' s not really groundbreaking. The reason is because of all of the underlying work that patient advocates such as I have done to enable this over the past six years, and now Amazon Pharmacy marches in and is trying to take credit for all of the real work people like me helped to make a reality.As the diaTribe News ' summary explained, despite...
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