“Life or Debt” is Word In Black’s drug price series, exploring the ways Black folks living with chronic disease are forced to manage an expensive health care system. This series is by Anissa Durham, health data journalist for Word In Black who reports on healthcare inequities in the Black community.
‘It’s Cartel-like Behavior,’ Big Pharma
This is part three of “Life or Debt,” Word In Black’s drug price series, exploring the ways Black folks living with chronic disease are forced to manage an expensive health care system. Read the series. “If my daughter goes 72 hours without insulin, she will die.” That’s what Tracy Ramey, a Columbus, Ohio mom says of her…
Have Diabetes? This Guide Breaks Down Insurance and Big Pharma
This is part two of “Life or Debt,” Word In Black’s drug price series, exploring the ways Black folks living with chronic disease are forced to manage an expensive health care system. Read the series. We all need health care, but rarely do most people know the ins and outs of the system. At Word In Black,…
Diabetes vs. Drug Prices: A System That Can Kill
The cost of managing diabetes continues to soar — insured or not, navigating care is unreasonable and expensive.