Tag: insurance

Young Adults with T1D + T2D Need Personalized Care

By understanding the unique challenges of early adulthood, providers can empower young adults with type 1 and type 2 diabetes.

Managing Diabetes Without Health Insurance

If you've just lost your health insurance coverage or are struggling to afford your medications and supplies, start here.

Managing Diabetes with a High-Deductible Insurance Plan

An increasingly common type of health insurance plan, HDHPs are marketed as lower-cost healthcare — but are often prohibitively expensive for anyone with chronic health conditions. Here’s what you...

Getting a CGM for Type 2 Diabetes with Private Insurance

For people with Type 2 diabetes, getting a prescription and insurance coverage for a CGM can be a challenge.

Healthcare Providers Will No Longer Be Allowed to Issue “Surprise” Bills

Editor’s Note: People who take insulin require consistently affordable and predictable sources of insulin at all times. If you or a loved one are struggling to afford or access insulin, you can buil...

Don’t Have Health Insurance Right Now? Read This

You may qualify for subsidies that lower the cost of your insurance; here's what you need to know to pick a Healthcare.gov plan for 2022.

How to Vote – A Guide for the Diabetes Community

A full breakdown of how to vote in any election, and why your vote matters to the diabetes community! Use this guide to get your vote in!

Suddenly Jobless or Without Health Insurance? Start Here.

If you've just lost your health insurance coverage or are struggling to afford your medications and supplies, start here.

Insulin Manufacturers and PBMs Testify Before Congress

The hearing was contentious throughout, with House members grilling both the manufacturers and the PBM representatives about the reasons for high costs.

The Deductible Problem

Over the past two decades, deductibles have been steadily rising and a greater percentage of Americans have been enrolling in high deductible health plans.