MORGANTOWN, West Virginia—A group of West Virginians left the country on Dec. 8 in search of affordable insulin—they went to Canada, where insulin prices are reported to be about a tenth of what it costs people in the United States.
Across the border, no prescription is even necessary to purchase the life-saving medication, The Charleston Gazette-Mail reports. State data says about 15 percent of West Virginians rely on insulin. The nonprofit Health Care Cost Institute says insulin cost a person with Type 1 diabetes about $6,000 in 2016, and prices have only increased since then, making it difficult for even insured people to afford it.
