Drug Pricing | Patriot Act with Hasan Minhaj | Netflix

[@reshrox63]

Can we take a moment to appreciate the graphics team this episode because wow

[@KafshakTashtak]

Man, those displays (especially on the floor) are awesome.

[@mrclueuin]

👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏

[@pegasusdrive12]

@Mister X do you think syncing displays is easy? Between the lights and the seemless transitions that need to happen to fit into a non 16:9 screen, it becomes a freaking nightmare. Plus animation work too for said transitions.

[@korenn9381]

@@pegasusdrive12 It's so much work that I have a suspicion they first made the stage and the software to make it all work, and THEN went and found someone to put on it for a show.

[@ronaldthomas1484]

Yeah, he spent 12 hours on that pancreas

[@pranshuanand2974]

WoW...My dad has diabetes and his insulin costs like 9$!! I guess sometimes it's better to be a middle class person in a developing country than in a developed country.

[@jebbush8491]

Guessing by your name, you're kinda right. You guys have cheap food, hotel etc. But you have starving people surrounding you.

[@malikyaser1]

You are not my brother in developing countries like india the condition is.more worse bcoz stuant cost is same like insuline in us as hasan explain. It is not about insulin only it is about the richer are looting poors and middle class.

[@VSSushant]

@@malikyaser1 India caps drug pricing and has free health insurance for the poor

[@malikyaser1]

@@VSSushant bro I am also indian. Where is free insurance form LIC or anyother govt insurance company. Free insurance is given to pvt company not govt so govt can fund pvt if doubt check the market I am a pvt working class knows condition on ground.

[@VSSushant]

@@malikyaser1 Free insurance is only for BPL families not middle class, they are issued tejaswini card. LIC is not health insurance its a life insurance. Big pharma companies have literally gone to war with Indian govt because Indian govt capped their pricing. Supreme court ruled in favor of Indian govt saying medicine should be about health not profitability. That is the reason why we have Medical tourism.

[@BoogsterSU2]

Can we please make the insulin patent public domain already? Also, has anybody ever heard of the "Open Insulin Project" before? Most of us should support them.

[@USUG0]

the natural version of insulin is not covered by patent

[@YdenMk-II]

The patent for the inslin expired a long time ago so it technically is public domain. A new party could go out and make the original drug but there's a lot of paperwork to make biological drugs which makes the cost of entry into the market hard.

[@nicholasbyram296]

Insulin is technically open source with parabiosis.

[@nicholasbyram296]

Hasan, your confusion is economic, not cultural. FDA won't approve new drug unless it beats current market availability and conditions. Sometimes the market condition is current approved drug is affordable for patients. If you have a new drug in the pipeline that you know to be better for your patients and your business (less legal liability because less complications/actionable adverse effects), then the government leaves you with only one legal option to positively benefit your target population: raise the price. It is illegal for a pharmaceutical company to pull drugs from market without FDA auth. The dude is smug because he knows history will prove he saved lives, not eliminated them. This is all public information Hasan. Try reading a book instead of watching KZbin.

[@Enzorgullochapin]

Thank You Hasan Minhaj (& research team) for digging *deeper* on this one. Go Canada!

[@rubalasuresh04]

I did once dream to live in America. Thank you Hasan for opening my eyes.

[@tarun6101]

almost every indian does

[@randompanda2391]

Yeah me too... I was swept off my feet by Hollywood and other media outlets. I thought that The USA was a wonderland

[@GreenLeaf0227]

This breaks my heart to read. My country is a beautiful and diverse country full of beautiful and diverse people. And like other amazing places around the world, it has its flaws. We are on the journey to a more perfect union, but we are not there yet. That's why I love broadcasters and journalist like this guy. He is not afraid to call out my country, indeed our country. The first step is to bring it to the attention of the populous. And he does so in a fairly unique way that reaches a demographic that would not normally so politically aware.

[@saiquatabassum6321]

As a kid I would watch castle and all those wide shots of the nyc skyline made me want to visit. Then I grew older and realized that the tolerance for hijabis is very low so out of fear for my life I didn't even apply for uni there.

[@r.22r]

@@tarun6101 speak for yourself.

[@AbhijitZimare1]

The cost of Insulin in India is $1.50 per day dosage. Yeah that's right. 150 cents. Also there are laws that restrict pharma companies to raise prices of drugs. It is illegal. Also, gov provides free healthcare if you are from backward community, or below poverty line. Plus There is something called as "Medical Tourism" which is quite popular. Visitors from US, UK come to India for high tech medical treatment at 10% of the cost.

[@tanmoydutta5039]

Exactly bro!

[@that_dam_baka]

I think Medical Tourism could be a very profitable industry in the future. We should probably raise the cost to 25-30% for foreign patients. That way, people won't wonder if the treatments are working. (I mean it. The was a study stating that people reportedly “feel” better after taking more expensive medicines.)

[@fmpranav]

Nothing special to brag about.. considering still large number of people still below poverty line and average wages are also low, spending $1.50 per day might not be easy for many. And the direction in which the country is heading, soon India will also have similar model in country milking tax payers and patients. Medical costs are already increasing very fast in country.

[@that_dam_baka]

@@fmpranav Actually, in govt hospitals, people can get medication/treatment at lower prices. There's just a fad among the public to go to expensive AF private hospitals. If a person believes that they'll be spending an exorbitant amount of money on any medical treatment, they'll choose to die and leave some money for their kids.

[@fmpranav]

@@that_dam_baka do you or your family visits government hospital? If not why? And Yes I fancy myself commenting, tweeting, and liking videos on social media. personally have been to government hospital in Bengaluru, and patients were treated like mice in lab in hospital. Medicine is cheap but treatment is not reliable all time. World would be better if we take our ideologies out of social media and try apply them in real life and get things done.

[@worldshaper1723]

Hassan got balls!!! People don't realize these companies are literally more powerful than The Saudi government! Going after them on a popular Show is a very risky fight. You go after them Hassan! But I am waiting to hear about what politicians are working for these companies in the government.

[@YourMajesty143]

I love both Hasan and John Oliver, but it's not really that brave. It's not like we don't have legal protections for criticizing bad people and industries. Both him and John Oliver have lawyers that run through the scripts to protect their networks from litigation. John Oliver has been sued multiple times and each time the courts dismissed the cases (which were based on accusations of defamation). They're safe so long as their commentary is either factual or obviously satirical, both of which are protected by the 1st Amendment. What takes guts are the hundreds of people who speak out in countries who don't have protected speech, and whose lives are made a living hell, who are jailed, or who are executed. It's easy to speak out in America when you're backed by a huge network with billions of dollars to pay a legal team or make settlements. It's harder when you're a closet Atheist in a Muslim country criticizing the Quran on social media and being executed at age 19. Or the average 2 to 4 environmental activists (against deforestation) around the world who are assassinated by hitmen on a weekly basis since 2002. Or the people of China who get around social media blocks or who organize protests to criticize their president and his policies, then become jailed or killed. I can keep going, but you get the idea.

[@Nick30468]

I agree with you on the point, but be reasonable, they're not literally more powerful than the saudi government lol.

[@nicolesakwe1973]

People is dying.

[@Progress24.7]

He isnt the only one check out, "Redacted report" "Edge of Wonder" "HighImpactFlix" many other!!

[@angim6750]

All of them Corey, Kamala..... etc

[@m1ckf1sh17]

Crazy! In Ireland, as a type 1 diabetic, all my insulin, needles and pretty much anything else I need are provided free of charge under the long term illness program. I have no idea how people would cope considering the prices quoted here.

[@Frzned9x]

It's actually legitimately cheaper, for americans to fly into another country, get medical treatment and drugs, and fly back, than doing so in the US, that's how fucked up their system is.

[@grmpEqweer]

@@stevenbrock528 Yes, my friend died. Ran out of insulin.

[@nabilbeg9906]

Just like the American housing crash in 2008, the next crash would probably be the medical and student loans debt defaults. And as usual the greedy banks will be bailed out by the government while laughing their way out.

[@therenegadekautsky1423]

Mike Spillane suffering, death, or bankruptcy, those are your options as an American with serious health issues.

[@luddity]

@@therenegadekautsky1423 The other option that far too many fail to consider is to get your passport and go almost anywhere else in the world for treatment.

[@Filmstudioco]

In South Africa insulin is free. Walk into any public hospital and walk out with all prescription medicines

[@prithakshrestha]

@@aamitparekhh which country?

[@miasubrahmanyam7097]

HOW?!

[@jstuckless]

@@miasubrahmanyam7097 Single payer healthcare systems, there are many countries around the world where medications are free. And many other countries like Canada where I live where medications are so cheap they're basically free (because the government controls the cost of medications and/or pays for most of it). And for anyone that needs a lot of medication or can't afford their medication there are tons of programs that will pay for them for you, or at least help you pay for them.

[@miasubrahmanyam7097]

@@jstuckless Thx!

[@furn2313]

I was about to say the same thing. And our HIV drugs are also free unlike America

[@rjmontoya]

I’m very impressed with this clear breakdown of an incredibly complex issue. Kudos to Minhaj and his writing team and creative staff for nailing it.

[@animeshchowdhury5953]

There is an Indian solution: Take the case of Glivec. A life-saving Leukemia drug. India denied Novartis a Patent for that and allowed generic drug makers to produce it cheaply. The case is the same for many life saving drugs. Government controls the prices of drugs by a capping. Cost of trip+treatment here will be just 10% of the treatment cost there in US.

[@kkb218]

My friend who is a lawyer (family owns a hospital) said it was the supreme court's judges that was responsible for not allowing patenting. And it seems indian pharma can reverse engineer drugs without facing any litigation. Idk if it is true but if it is heavy respect to SC judges.

[@JK-np3mi]

@@kkb218 yes , you can do that legally in india . In america the drugs get patent , but in india the method gets patent . So if you slightly change the method of making the drug you can produce the drug legally

[@sonalishelke3274]

That's why india pharma capital of the world....

[@LashanR]

The dance dance revolution bit was a genius way to illustrate that point, also perfect use of that amazing set

[@abhiinair]

You have 1k likes and not a single reply so here's one.

[@PKG12341]

Here's 2

[@zhaider1012]

Here’s 3

[@owaiskorejo4471]

Here's 4

[@Dmitry___S.]

You know how ridiculous it is, when in countries like Kazakhstan you can't buy Insulin legally at all - you get it for free from your doctor. 😤😡🤯

[@Qrtuop]

In countries like Kazakhstan they know what socialised medicine is, due to their soviet past. Sorry but it's true.

[@darimiwamubarak]

@@Qrtuop What do you apologise for?

[@NJ-wb1cz]

@@Qrtuop well, in Russia you're also free to buy those Nova Nordisk insulin pens for 5$ over the counter, packaged in a Nova Nordisk factory inside Russia, in addition to having an option of getting free completely locally produced ones. Socialised medicine doesn't set over the counter prices, yet medicine is still incomparably cheaper. No one forced Nova Nordisk to open that plant, and since they invested in it apparently 5$ pens are still more than profitable for them.

[@weareallbornmad410]

@@Qrtuop Plenty of countries with no "Soviet past" have "socialised medicine". Canada, for example. You should have known that. Also, what are you even trying to say? Is "you have a good healthcare system because of socialism" your idea of an insult? Please explain.

[@Qrtuop]

@@weareallbornmad410 I do know that, as I live in one. In Europe and Canada, the welfare system owes a LOT to socialism and social-democrats. And outside of Europe, many countries who are poor in other respects also have welfare care in place thanks to a socialist past or socialist politics. What I was trying to say is that America's fanaticism of unregulated capitalism is one of the stupidest, least humane systems there are, yet they keep jabbing at socialism when it's an ideology that has had some extremely positive impact in the lives of many. I don't agree with communist dictatorships, but there is such a thing as a middle ground.

[@jzilla1234]

I'm diabetic, but here in the UK... I get 6 novamix pens for free everymonth

[@XavierbTM1221]

YOU DIRTY SOCIALIST

[@carlosdlguerra]

but you see...thats comnism and we cant have that

[@berkpick]

@@carlosdlguerra Better dead from insulin imbalance than red?

[@berkpick]

You should find a way to traffic them to the US black market :P

[@LegendNinja41]

in the UK it might be as bad as in the USA seeing how Brexit goes and many people wanting the UK to have the same healthcare system as it is in the US (both Americans and Brits btw).

[@shaizahmed]

I work for one of these 3 companies and everything he said is true 🤫

[@tarun6101]

dont know what to say (thats what i knew to say)

[@awesomemantroll1088]

A totally credible source

[@worm_w0r]

American Drug Companies: I sell my drugs for nearly 200 dollars per dosage Literally every other country: ^inserts Pikachu face^

[@ersendal2466]

duhh

[@likira111]

Novo nordisk is danish, and as so.eone also danish im truely dissapointed

[@puremedpharmaceutical8281]

I Always Got My Oxycodone And all painkillers from www.puremedpharmaceutical.com They are reliable and their packing system is excellent

[@iamarunshrestha]

"i'm not gonna beef with foreign governments" *2 seconds later busts out jokes of Germany and Canada*

[@CoolBoi567]

Sakkigo ni.. xD

[@butchdeloria901]

He was complimenting Canada, and was insulting the USA

[@666Husky]

I am German and I’m not offended.

[@ahmedhajwani8980]

Man stop saying the B word. It's illegal to say it in India

[@jstuckless]

@@butchdeloria901 I think he's referring to calling Canada's money basically a post it note with "good job" on it, not that we pay less for drugs. PS. As a Canadian, not offended, just kinda saddened 'cause it's sorta true, our money has lost a ton of value in recent years. Still laughed though.

[@germandragon8136]

as a german i was SHOCKED about his comments about germany! so shocked i dropped my choclatebar into the swastikaornamented beerglass infront of me! :(

[@dagmarsigridmanondenijs-bl7156]

Xeno_2GTHR I was shocked too. If he wants to call out racism he needs to stop being a racist.

[@expression3639]

@@dagmarsigridmanondenijs-bl7156 **swoosh**

[@NJ-wb1cz]

@@dagmarsigridmanondenijs-bl7156 "Arian race" is not actually a race, regardless what your grandparents may have told you. Making fun of Germans is not racism.

[@Thephysiqueconsultants]

What color was the swastika tho. Maybe it was a distorted west coast choppers emblem. Pretty similar in design

[@amerxmen9835]

I saw that coming 😂

[@contentguru4040]

I feel smarter evey single time I watch this show.

[@FFM0594]

Getting your education from a comedian indicates severe deficits in your schooling.

[@really4473]

FFM0594 and having no education at all indicates an even more serious deficit in yours

[@morugascorpion6021]

Content Guru are you like 5 years old? 😂

[@spiritusIRATUS]

*more informed but yeah

[@allahstan4171]

I lose brain cells every time l listen to trump and far right supporters

[@noheliapacheco4094]

In my third world country insulin is given for free if you have health insurance. Everyone working, studying and under age is insured automatically by the goverment. I can’t imagine the stress of having to pay so much money for medication you need to stay alive.

[@VB-lz5cx]

It almost seems the poorer the country is, the better it takes care of its ppl.

[@kevomtb6882]

@@VB-lz5cx couldn’t have said it better

[@cd8195]

This one really got me emotional. Don’t ever stop making your videos Hasan. You’ve educated me sooo much

[@Masterrunescapeer]

$140 for insulin, you've got to be crazy. It's $4 a pen here (South Africa), and if you get the state sponsored ones, it's free.

[@haronmenezes4562]

Lol, it's like a $1.50 in India. It's sad to see Pharma Companies being such pricks knowing that they will get out of it

[@Awomanontheinternet]

Some people have to pay close to 1k a month for insulin

[@samajlo4336]

@@haronmenezes4562 Bro but Medanta is really expensive.

[@hanskriegsmann2664]

In Belgium it’s free, as long as you’re ready to prove you take your medicin and follow your diet. In a pharmacy, I ask my medecin and walk, without paying anything. However, it stil cost the country €8 a flexpen. My doctor said once: “Be glad you are in Europe”.

[@zuboy4272]

@@haronmenezes4562 of course its $1.50 in India cause people earn less than 10 cents an hour here !!!

[@natelarson458]

Can we take a moment and be grateful for the balls of steel this guy has lol.

[@YourMajesty143]

I love both Hasan and John Oliver, but it's not really that brave. It's not like we don't have legal protections for criticizing bad people and industries. Both him and John Oliver have lawyers that run through the scripts to protect their networks from litigation. John Oliver has been sued multiple times and each time the courts dismissed the cases (which were based on accusations of defamation). They're safe so long as their commentary is either factual or obviously satirical, both of which are protected by the 1st Amendment. What takes guts are the hundreds of people who speak out in countries who don't have protected speech, and whose lives are made a living hell, who are jailed, or who are executed. It's easy to speak out in America when you're backed by a huge network with billions of dollars to pay a legal team or make settlements. It's harder when you're a closet Atheist in a Muslim country criticizing the Quran on social media and being executed at age 19. Or the average of 2 to 4 environmental activists (against deforestation) around the world who are assassinated by hitmen on a weekly basis since 2002. Or the people of China who get around social media blocks or who organize protests to criticize their president and his policies, then become jailed or killed. I can keep going, but you get the idea.

[@natelarson458]

YourMajesty143 definitely agree it is not that brave. Much much braver people on this earth.

[@RS-ti7bz]

Nate Larson HE’S TRYING HIS BEST OKAY

[@jypsywith_a_jae7575]

I pray 4 him, RBG and my grandma every night.

[@akinconch91]

There have too be robin hoods in this time of greedy kings. Im just glad there are more people like Hasam showing up, to speak about the injustice.

[@Ghost44224]

I’ am so in love with this show.... more informative than college

[@larinborgou]

yikes bro.. yikes...

[@ems3991]

@@larinborgou Yeah, there are some really bad universities.

[@househun]

Depends on the college...For example if someone was studying political science, or gender studies, then yes. This show is more informative

[@bonburt1075]

@@househun Hasan majored in political science though..

[@TanayaAmar]

I'm Indian and I did my Masters in the US. I had to understand the healthcare industry in the States for a consulting project for a big pharma company and I was shocked when I got to the PBM bit. They are so redundant and are honestly evil. And the worst part is, most Americans haven't even heard of them let alone know what they do, even though the money they end up paying is decided by the same PBMs.

[@atulkumar943]

In case of stupid PNBs inflating the price of medicines, Cost Co Company provides it at very very cheap cost in USA started by Mark Cuban.

[@fahis500]

Insulin $ 295. You can get that in India for $8

[@zuboy4272]

Av rage salary US per hour $10 , In India 10 cents

[@falaflani4831]

@@zuboy4272 what about in other first world countries?? u know it's way cheaper there

[@zuboy4272]

@@falaflani4831 Av salary ? Hell no , its very high in first world compared to third world ,and thats a fact

[@jacquelinesaxena1036]

That's still $295 for someone in India.

[@joyrainbowdress]

@@jacquelinesaxena1036 its free for poor people so no

[@feonjun]

I play an online game with a guy from Texas who almost died from an undiagnosed diabetes. He complain Texas doctors treat him like crap regarding his health conditions and because he don't have health insurance. Yet, he's an ardent Trump supporter, pro-capitalism, and fear the take over of America by socialism. I'm not in the position to vouch for any particular economic system, but if a system is failing you, you should consider looking into an alternative.

[@WrittenInFilm]

You do realize patents arent a capitilistic economic trait correct? The U.S is far from a complete capitilistic goverment... now if there was no patent and companies were able to compete then that would fix the problem AKA capitilism..

[@cutienerdgirl]

@@WrittenInFilm It is a complete capitalistic government. We have government aid, but the republicunts squeeze government help for poor people down every year because insurance and big pharma companies bribe them every year. America also has a problem with monopolizing, like CVS and the Nestle Corp.

[@WrittenInFilm]

@@cutienerdgirl Capitalism would mean the market is free, how do patents make a market free? This is not capitilism. And government benefiting from profits of a company through other means than taxes is socialism... Opening up the market by removing the patent would fix this issue instantly as it has in other countries. You clearly don't know what true capitalism is... This is crony capitalism verging on socialism.

[@lonsdaleitepolitics9597]

So many things wrong with what you're saying... Firstly, patents exist most everywhere, also in areas where these issues with drug pricing don't happen. They're just being misused by the drug corporations here. No, that's anarcho-capitalism, what you're describing. I think your political chart is skewed. Saying the US borders on socialism is deceitful; you are though right that the US is crony capitalist. Capitalism is a broad term. Also, patents are important if you want a free economy. FREE ECONOMIES AREN'T ONES WITHOUT RESTRICTION. A free economy depends on the government to make sure it stays truly free. The same applies to meritocracies. No regulation =/= free economy. If you truly want a free economy, you need some regulation or else it devolves. Antitrust laws break up monopolies, for instance. Monopolies; you know, things that MAKE THE ECONOMY LESS FREE.

[@NewMessage]

The best tie based metaphor is the fact that it's one hard tug away from strangling people to death.

[@omegaman5663]

That tie bit floored me.

[@kates4911]

10:03 i'm german, and dude... that was uncalled for. completely true, but uncalled for 😂

[@animeshchowdhury5953]

And that is a black comedy!

[@jfolz]

So your grandparents are/would be ~100 years old now?

[@vatsalpurohit3933]

That Daraprim drug used to cost only 10 cents here in India when the price was increased to 750$ in USA

[@nottodayartt5187]

Oh my god.

[@conj764]

I love that you can tell that Hasan is a Daily Show alumnus. Jon Stewart must be so proud!

[@cu7695]

It's quite noble that Fredrick Banting and Charles Best opened their innovation for saving lives.

[@nerdonthepayroll]

As a researcher, I would say most scientists would have done the same. I've personally never met any researcher who got into science to become rich.

[@dasalekhya]

Not just that, Dr. Banting (later Sir Banting) left most of his wealth to University of Toronto & Canada. He also instructed the UofT that the money from Insulin license should be used for research. So that wealth, plus Govt of Canada, has been funding this for years - banting.fellowships-bourses.gc.ca/en/about-a_propos_index.html *As a Canadian,* one thing to be really proud about is that our *national heroes* are people like Dr. Banting.

[@northernsnowberry]

@@nerdonthepayroll this exactly. One of my co-workers with a PhD found out today that he would be making more money if he stayed working at Costco. We get into it because we're giant nerds and we are passionate about figuring things out, not because we want to make bank.

[@RS-ti7bz]

Sabrina Nowak bless y’all

[@ahysal]

Canadians are amazing!

[@AbhishekZambre]

Ahh, if only the US can get rid of lobbying...

[@daasdasdasdasd-j5w]

That would solve everything tbh...

[@vandanacasm]

It is a veiled capitalist country.

[@morugascorpion6021]

Vandana Thakur it’s unveiled unfettered capitalism and the Americans are proud of it, like how a someone being proud of having piles.

[@YashKansalx]

Free Markets = Corporatism

[@ZubairKhan-tt8ev]

lobbying is just talking with politicians. when companies do it, its through lobbyists. when people do it, its through activists. boils down to the same thing - trying to convince legislators to vote a certain way.

[@akhilathirumala1944]

Hasan is the new bad boy of the internet and I’m here for it

[@marianovidal4756]

What a great show! This is the type of content people need to know what’s going on.

[@MatthewLatter]

Me, a diabetic: "Yay they're discussing diabetes" *Not even 10 seconds later* "Oh no..."

[@szami_4865]

Subpoena /səˈpiːnə/ noun a legal term for white people beefs Thanks Hasan

[@KafshakTashtak]

The legal form of can I see the manager.

[@szami_4865]

@@KafshakTashtak that's an example

[@datfox2844]

Just gonna flex my NHS over here

[@chokinonashes61]

I know right? It's still limping along despite Tories and neolibs looting it since Thatcher, but we have it so lucky compared to the US. We need Corbyn.

[@sadeeqbello5030]

NHIS in my case

[@starryxblue]

@Bryan Morgan it's definitely not perfect but it's pretty damn great. I'd much rather wait hours in A&E/longer for non essential procedures than pay the fuckton that Americans just have to deal with

[@samroger2]

Oh you, British Americans are so envious

[@saadmalik9206]

hows that extra money from Brexit?

[@bryantbravo9363]

I dont have a Netflix sub but im glad u guys post these online!

[@Selambehere]

Hats off Hassan! You really have become one of the greatest. You are trying to help the world with your passion and occupation. Thank you for drawing attention to important issues and explaining them in a way that engages almost every person, who is willing to be engaged. 🙏

[@scrubsdelight7203]

Hi Hasan.,, As a nurse , I can relate what he’s talking about.. also so much truth about the episode on fentanyl , old age.. and so on... good job on that... can you also make an episode on the nursing like the nurse:patient ratios, the work overload, the burnout how health care turned into corporate business in USA Thanks again. I love your show

[@caracrabtree715]

I lasted 18 yrs, then I had totally burnt myself out. I tried to do everything, putting in 110%, could only work 50-60hrs with kids, thankful for my Mom, wouldn't have afford daycare. Never to barely slept, worked all crazy hours. It's been 8 yrs since I stopped, still can never sleep past 5/6 hours, I think my adrenals are burnt have no energy, still trying to learn how to I feel joy or excitement again. I wish I was able to pace myself better back then, or had ability for downtime, never was able to afford extras, vacations, have a savings or build a retirement, health insurance premiums for family at work was almost 1/2 my check,, rent/mortgages 1/2-3/4, being only income, or actual quality time when my kids were growing up. The few hours a day were always stressed and or rushed. And for all of it, you're rarely very appreciated, few and far between. I was an LPN (low paid nurse) and having to do everything for 20-40 patients was way too much. Especially when your an empathetic person and do your best for each.

[@dairithborquez8265]

My father is Diabetic and travels to Mexico and can buy years worth of insulin with what he pays for 3 months

[@renaissanceguy2445]

Yeah, I’ve had to get insulin from Canada while waiting for insurance to come through

[@LowCostVideo]

How does he get it across the border into America?

[@hamiotaville]

@@LowCostVideo It may be technically illegal to transport largish quantities of insulin from Canada or Mexico than to the USA, but it is hardly ever enforced, especially if it can reasonably be assumed to be for personal use.

[@dairithborquez8265]

LowCostVideo how everyone else travels and carry meds.

[@dairithborquez8265]

LowCostVideo he has a medical diabetic card. I’ve seen him bring in food where food isn’t allowed just because of that card.

[@skyboards]

Insulin in India costs Rs 110/ day. Thats equal to 1.5$ I guess. The pen and the cartridge costs like Rs.2000. Thats equal to 28$.

[@zeeshanalam7929]

Sasta hai... Lekin tu toh Gaye ko chotha hai na??? Hahahaha Gaye chot

[@skyboards]

@@zeeshanalam7929 cant understand what you are saying

[@zeeshanalam7929]

@@skyboards ask someone special to translate it. You'll be happy you did.

[@zeeshanalam7929]

@@skyboards like in hindi. Gaye is cow btw

[@skyboards]

@@zeeshanalam7929 yeah if you have something to say and convey something to me, say it in a way I will understand. As I already see you can speak English. I am not gonna run around to do your work. Else have a nice day :)

[@abnercoelho9720]

Dear Netflix executives watching this, This is your weekly reminder that a special with Tan France and Hasan minhaj road tripping through America needs to happen. We would all watch it. Make it happen !!

[@SFSAdriana]

So much yes to this. This comment needs more likes to make this happen.

[@JAGDEEPKAUR03]

Me after 1 episode - Why does no one makes shows like this more often???? After after 20 episodes - Becoz no one had balls like Hasan to host such a show!!!! " Hasan" ma man!!!!

[@MarcelaElviraTimis]

John Oliver: Am I a joke to you?

[@arturor5205]

Massive respect for ghostface killa. Need to hear the albums ASAP.

[@TaniMeAtSix]

As a biological sciences graduate and a medical student I can appreciate both the pharmacological side of diabetes and the medical/clinical side to it. America needs to follow the footsteps of other countries and improve their health care system. For too long, America has focused on wealth and not the wellbeing of its citizens. The UK has the NHS and sure, we have our problems. But patients aren’t suffering. Medication is provided either for a fee of less than £10 or it is free. Medication doesn’t have to be expensive.

[@jim-ngormohkamara4805]

This right here /\ |||@@spiritusIRATUS

[@ronnieDaking]

Doesn't the NHS has more deaths then american healthcare.

[@hamiotaville]

@@ronnieDaking No: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_life_expectancy#List_by_the_World_Health_Organization_(2015)

[@dewaldt8104]

@@hamiotaville life expectancy isn't a measurement of how good the country's healthcare is. That is because it is affected by things such as crime, people's life style choices (such as smoking and drinking) as well as healthcare.

[@Keestral]

@@@dewaldt8104 Then what about this: www.healthsystemtracker.org/chart-collection/quality-u-s-healthcare-system-compare-countries/#item-u-s-highest-rate-deaths-amenable-health-care-among-comparable-oecd-countries

[@PaulShantanu]

My mom went to a government hospital for a consultation on her type 2 diabetes diagnosis, here in India. Returned with three months supply of free Metformin pills. American healthcare is stupid.

[@ZiauddinKhan303]

I wish my college/university lectures be like these.

[@erindenisi7973]

I am a college professor and I want my lectures to be like these. I just need a team of writers and graphic designers from the daily show to help me with my lesson plans

[@NJ-wb1cz]

@@erindenisi7973 and most importantly - a new host/presenter.

[@protoalcibiade4432]

Actually in most E.U. countries, the insulin is paid for by the state. Social welfare works.

[@Sergio-fu7mv]

Lmfao, the “E.U.” Is a piece of garbage. How could you let FOREIGN countries make rules about what you can and can’t do on YOUR soil. They have different cultures, they’re of different races, they have different morals, that’s the most un-American thing I’ve ever heard. Imagine if we had a union with all North America so that would be the US, Mexico, and Canada. We would NOT let a bunch of CANUCKS make rules for OUR country. They would make us start speaking French. If you can’t rule your own country, you’ve lost your culture and your people. 👎🏼

[@austinkeller6753]

Sergio Alcantara Looking at other systems to improve our own isn’t un-American. And you don’t have to speak French to get better healthcare lol

[@hannahweber7535]

@@Sergio-fu7mv It is obvious that you have not the slightest idea how the EU works. Just to give you an example: We actually DO NOT speak a common language in the EU as you are implying by your comment that a similar union in north america would force you to speak french. And just for your information: the population in Texas is larger than in some EU country's so it's totally useless to make a comparison at all between a would be union in north America and an existing and well working union in Europe

[@Sergio-fu7mv]

Hannah Weber I’ve looked into it enough, that I know A LOT of people hate it. Have fun crumbling your country for a bunch of foreigners. 👌🏼

[@hannahweber7535]

@@Sergio-fu7mv Oh I will, knowing I have the best chances of education (and comparable graduations), best chances of personal development, a strong currency and OPEN BORDERS(!!), all four something my country could not offer me in this way on its own. And to be honest the only major thing those "foreigners" forced me to do is stop using plastic bags when I'm grocery shopping, yeah I know that's SOOOO BAD right!? 😉

[@lock0nstratos416]

I learn more from one episode of The Patriot Act than I ever did in school...

[@chrissabal7937]

As a diabetic here in the U.S. I was a victim of this. Even through Federal Blue Cross it was $500 per prescription set (i.e. a box of Novolog, a box of Lantus, and needles). I ended up in the hospital with a blood pH of 7.05 (normal range is 7.35-7.45). I've learned a few things since then. One, Novo Nordisk offers a manufacturers coupon for Novolog, making it $25 for a prescription, and two, there is a cheaper alternative to Lantus known as Novolin N, or NPH, that costs $21 per prescription. My cost went from $500 down to about $50 for the same amount of insulin. How did I learn about these things? NPH was prescribed to me by the doctors during my hospital stay, and the manufacturers coupon was from a friend of mine who is a pharmacy tech. Novo Nordisk didn't tell me. None of my endocrenologists had ever told me there were cheaper options. Ask your doctor bout NPH, and google NovoCare discount. I've been in DKA twice in my life, once when I was diagnosed and again when I couldn't afford prescriptions, and I'm fairly certain I shouldn't have walked away from either of them.

[@bharatamla40]

Blue cross has such high deductibles and it's not covering things properly. Even pain medications are only given for 7 days due to some dumb state laws in Louisiana instead of 30 days with quarterly drug tests

[@bharatamla40]

@andrew miller hahaha that's true. Even though I am not a diabetic but I work in a hospital so that's my view..

[@bharatamla40]

@andrew miller yeah even we feel bad when patients come and don't have any samples to ease their pain

[@peppybalentine711]

@Patriot Act please pin this to the top for other diabetics

[@bharatamla40]

@andrew miller that's what we pledged to do

[@wafanomani9074]

I love this episode! Thank you for raising awareness about this issue!!

[@NARKISDUDE]

So pretty much what Bernie Sanders has been saying over and over. this man should have been your president, Americans!

[@VivekAnandJ]

So true!

[@Arun-MM]

What was Bernie Sanders' solution to all this?

[@daaave_]

He just yells about stuff with little to no solutions, he’s actually a communist moron. I’m not a trump supporter I just don’t like Sanders.

[@mehrshadvr4]

@@Arun-MM same thing as other countries do. Negotiate.

[@vaishalishah9037]

So glad an episode was done on this topic. As a nurse, I see first hand the consequences of people not being able to afford medications, especially insulin, it’s really horrible and sad!

[@princessbecca8315]

Thank you for doing this episode. My daughter is 12 years old and a type one diabetic. She was diagnosed when she was eight and it scares the hell out of me how she is going to afford insulin as a young adult. I know I was not responsible enough to pay for thousands of dollars worth of medication when I was 19 or 20, so I worry about making sure that she gets the medication that she’s going to need to continue to live every day. I have tried to stockpile insulin but because it expires so that’s only going to work for a year or two maybe? She struggles with so much because of her diabetes and I can’t make it easier for her. He’ll, we live in Florida two hours from Disney World, and have never gone because so much money goes into paying for insulin and we just can’t afford to take a vacation to Disney World. That is ridiculous because all four of our kids pay for the fact that insulin companies just want to get richer at the expense of families and diabetics all over the US. Thank you for making this topic a little bit more public. It really is appreciated.

[@jennyj0007]

John Oliver has some competition! I LOVE both shows!

[@masonchurch680]

Hey I'm German and my grandfather did nothing wrong don't ask questions.He's a retired old man living a happy life in Argentina.🇩🇪 🇦🇷

[@tefayambaye4516]

Hahaha, good one

[@weareallbornmad410]

Ładna ikonka ;)

[@jayduby5330]

Well played my Kielbasa friend.

[@weareallbornmad410]

@@jayduby5330 :)

[@rominaconstenla5624]

Sospechoso

[@RickGravestone]

my mom is a diabetic and here in Portugal she gets her insulin for free

[@morugascorpion6021]

Rick Gravestone Portugal’s great move was to decriminalise drugs. The money saved must be going back to the healthcare system where it needs to be.

[@ronnieDaking]

my grandma gets free insulin for free too and she American

[@JustN0tMe]

@@ronnieDaking Your grandma must be living in Portugal

[@ronnieDaking]

@@JustN0tMe Nope however there alot of Portuguese from Portugal where we live. They even agree the healthcare is better here then there homeland ;3 www.mass.gov/topics/masshealth

[@JustN0tMe]

@@ronnieDaking I never said it was the best or even good

[@defencebangladesh4068]

Thank god i live in Bangladesh...... it's cheap here. it's less than $10. Even England Bought Hepatitis Medicine From Here.

[@adisar2002]

in south east asia its really cheap insulin in india is about 90 indian rupees epr day which is about 1.2$

[@atharvaprabhu7467]

Bangladesh is one of the few countries that is actually developing and cares about its people at the same time

[@KaziNafisAhmad-cx2eq]

our medicine industry is actually capable of competing with the top industrial countries

[@salmanzaman7020]

Still people complain here

[@andrewszombie]

9:30 I live in Australia. I just Googled Novorapid and it's just $5.60 on our PBS scheme at my local chemist which is just $3.90 USD at today's exchange rate Saturday June 6, 2020. The bloated price is outrageous and unacceptable.

[@reshrox63]

Wow Mr. Frizzle really killed itt, this is one of my favorite episodes so far :D

[@sooncheolyoon759]

Universal Health Care will fix the problem so quick.

[@ronnieDaking]

Do you really think pharmie won't make double if not triple the amount ?

[@sooncheolyoon759]

@@ronnieDaking Universal Health care means one-payer system and price is controlled by committee(could be gov or mix of reps from consumers, doctors and pharmas and gov). Why do you think the same insulin cost 8 dollars in Taiwan and 25 dollars in Europe? Pharams still make profits in those countries otherwise they would be out.

[@dewaldt8104]

@@stevenbrock528 and that will most likely lead to shortages. Prices aren't leavers some CEO just pulls up and downs, instead they are metrics of supply and demand. The moment prices start going up, entrepreneurs see this as an indicator that there is a bussiness opportunity and start developing their own product or service in order to participate in that market. The only reason why this is not the case in the medical market is because it takes the FDA 12 to 20 years to approve of a new drug. Along with that patten laws prevent competition from creating a clone of the drug which they can sell at a competing price.

[@alaayousef1000]

This show is getting better and better . Great job

[@kash5567]

I live and Canada, and the price for insulin in US blew me away.. I mean how??!!

[@laurajo8065]

really wish sources were posted somewhere, would love to cite the lady comparing the prices of insulin pens in my paper

[@lechatnocternal4817]

Meanwhile Cuba has a waaaaay better health-care system than the U.S. even though they're waaaaaay poorer than the U.S.

[@fysmhmd7029]

you know who had balls......Sri Lankan Pharmacologist Dr.Senaka Bibile, who, among other things, was a big champion of generic medicine. And of course, he died by some "mysterious" cause.

[@jebbush8491]

Then there is Barry Sherman, the generous owner of an independent generic drug company who refused to sell to American Pharma companies, found murdered, but the police just brushed their hands and moved on.

[@jaycesims8380]

"One more episode and I'm going to bed..."

[@moon5497]

You lied to yourself darling

[@ericsurf6]

Love this show~!

[@billfromwork7203]

Thank you sir. You'll never know me and that's why I appreciate somebody people know that is still willing to speak. Character isn't just who you are when nobody is looking, it's what you stand for when everyone is watching.

[@USUG0]

- the natural molecule insulin is not covered by patent, or patentable. So, everyone can in principle make it and sell it - the millions of diabetic people could create a no profit association that can outsource the production to third party companies at agreed price - the "hard" earned money of PBMs, insurance and pharma companies' executives, and politicians are invested in a mar-a-lago golf club membership

[@lostmarble540]

Congress should absolutely break the patent on insulin. I have no sympathy for these price-gouging pharma companies.

[@nuzhatnayeem1119]

University of Toronto student here in Canada :)

[@JollyOldCanuck]

Which program?

[@nuzhatnayeem1119]

@@JollyOldCanuck Majoring in Psychology and minoring in Poli Sci

[@JollyOldCanuck]

@@nuzhatnayeem1119 I applied for commerce at the mississauga campus, I hope I get in.

[@nuzhatnayeem1119]

@@JollyOldCanuck Best of luck! :)

[@nuzhatnayeem1119]

@abuaimen28 Ayyyyyyy! I'm a 1st year 😁

[@nishiagarwal6418]

You have some guts and the amount of study that goes in your series is amazing and astonishing

[@daniellegardner6617]

I am a data analytics & visualization architect and I LOVE (& can totally relate to) all of your statistics and graphic design jokes!! I feel so seen. 😂

[@reshrox63]

When Hasan has to start off by saying "I have a secret! Tonight I'm not gonna beef with any foreign government." lmao okay but that's what we wanna seee

[@jaein91]

I want him to go after North Korea or Russia next, just to add to his list of countries he can never travel to again...

[@zakwansada]

He should go after Indian right wing government.

[@sublimefermion2205]

@@zakwansada Yea right? As if it would resonate with his primary audience. And what's wrong with Modi govt?

[@jypsywith_a_jae7575]

As far as I see it....he's beefing right here at home and that's cool too....

[@eug3nius]

And yet he did.

[@grmpEqweer]

Brilliant takedown, Mr Minhaj. I lost a friend when he ran out of insulin. My mom lost a friend too, same reason. I went broke paying for asthma inhalers, one of my three was $300...

[@justme6094]

Wtf is wrong where u live

[@GreenStorm01]

Etc this sounds worse than the Soviet Union ever was. That wouldn't happen in today's Afghanistan AFTER the Muricans bombed it to shred. Yemen is about the only place this happens right now I'd say. Oh and maybe the US.

[@ReijiAoeGirl666]

As a European, my only reaction is: wtf....

[@justmemadison]

My mom had COPD and one of her inhales was $900...that is on top of the other breathing treatment medicines she required. We were in line at the pharmacy one time and an elderly couple in front of us were going through their medications and their monthly expenses to determine what they could afford to pay. They were talking about cutting their pills in half to make them last longer. No one should have to live (or die) based on the cost of a medication...period. The wealthy in this country make all their money off the poor and low income. It's true from our prisons to our healthcare to our education.

[@Traumglanz]

You know. All you have to do is to take refuge in another country. It's just a bus ticket.

[@lw3269]

Thanks for showing how the insulin cartel operates. This needs to be illegal.

[@arashi43]

So much respect for you Hasan. Thank you for all the true journalism you bring to the table!

[@proy3]

This segment would have been perfect if Hasan was able to get Ghostface Killah to perform a diss track at pharma companies.

[@jocelynjohnston8257]

Your dog looks just like mine!

[@deeqcadexl]

I think we the people should force the congress to do something because the people are dying

[@LegendNinja41]

too bad most people in your country are busy keeping up with the Kardashians or Jenners or other Bs and keep wanking over themselfs by repeating how awesome their country is. guess that's why the higher ups can screw you over like that.

[@CosmicCricket]

People went without paychecks for over a month during the shutdown and there were zero major protests. We are beyond fucked already.

[@StrigidaeStrigiformes-sv6mj]

@@CosmicCricket I think you know why nobody protested my dude. They don't want to admit that they were wrong. That their beliefs are wrong. That their ethics and values are wrong. It takes a big person to be honest with themselves. Only then can one start to truly heal, and use facts, knowledge and harmony to improve. The alternative still believe in trump. Shit cuz'... I see women err'day that still hang on to their loser husband or bae just coz' they don't want to come to terms that they fucked up. Which is why they continue to get fucked up. It's a cold world mayne, and only those that use the friction in their minds and hearts can spark flames that keep em' warm.

[@ronnieDaking]

people are dying with free healthcare won't solve that

[@reshrox63]

Umm loving this casual kinda look Hasan keep killin ittt

[@MlSSFIT]

We need names of the representatives on these congressional committees! Names are necessary so we can start tweeting at them and hold their feet to the fire.

[@justmemadison]

Google. That information is public...unless it's coming from a Super Pac then you may have trouble finding out who the contributors are; however, there is information that breaks down where all US representatives get their money. They are public servants.

[@cmath6454]

His show was cancelled because he made enemies of people who would rather you never know the truth.

[@mikrokosmosis_]

Sometimes when I look at the things occuring in US, I feel like India is much better. 😂

[@rachel.7598]

Omg my jaw dROPPED when he mentioned Brockhampton. I'm so happy he knows they exist 💗

[@TexelGuy]

Well, he's in it, why wouldn't he know they exist?

[@naimsoviet]

Brockhampton..? Sounds like a fat and old dude who wrestling once a month...

[@ghaidafancy1910]

Never knew this was a thing omg thank you for broadcasting this

[@anoopaperumal6879]

I want to laugh, but I also want to cry!!

[@gisiksiksig4183]

Keep going. Its all learning and enjoying man

[@gretelsmith5513]

I absolutely adore you Hasan, you opened my eyes so many times with info I have only ever gotten from you. Thank you. Unfortunately Netflix is continuing to air a terrible show that I believe had a huge part in my son's suicide and 194 other children as well. Is there anywhere besides Netflix or you tube to watch you on?

[@nothanks5752]

That Rudy Giuliani burn was art

[@neilnelson7603]

healthcare should be free, a healthy citizen is a productive citizen

[@caracrabtree715]

It's obviously more profitable to have a sick population, workers are disposable, main industry is low paying service industry.

[@neilnelson7603]

@@caracrabtree715 Now look at USA right now. bad healthcare system made healthcare expensive, forcing companies to move abroad. how can you explain that?

[@bibianaguadalupeislasherre9880]

@@caracrabtree715 And some people think healthcare is a privilege and not a right.

[@q851230]

9:48 She mentioned Taiwan which is where I'm from,and we have one of best public healthcare in the world When our gov decided to do universal health insurance program the sent expert to a lot of country to see how it work And years ago CNN do an interview whit the Doctor in charge of this CNN report :So what do you learn from us,From America ? Doctor :What NOT to do. Just to show you how good it is ,I have my teeth check every 6 month ,and remove my Wisdom tooth last year ,only cost me 5 US dollar each .

[@endoumamoro]

NO WONDER, American's come's to India for medical treatment...

[@fatimadiallo3201]

I think this is my favorite episode so far He’s brilliant

[@DrAdnan]

As a med student this hits hard

[@StrigidaeStrigiformes-sv6mj]

You know what is scary? That most of your fellow students will wipe their asses with the hypocratic oath once they graduate coz' they will be forced by so many variables to sell their expertise to the highest bidder. Sad world mayne'.

[@JoseMSoler-on8bu]

Adnan A making you part of the problem

[@harishdavinci8290]

Best friend

[@RS-ti7bz]

Jose M. Soler doing more good than you though

[@Woodrow512]

Read "as a meth student" and was wondering if that was a thing. Turns out im wrong

[@chokinonashes61]

Vulture capitalism. What could go wrong? 🙄

[@hitreset0291]

Vultures feed off the dead...while parasites feed off the living...perhaps we need to change the name to...Parasite Capitalism.

[@ronnieDaking]

Socialism = white supremacy

[@hitreset0291]

@@ronnieDaking wtf? Keep your stupid thoughts to yourself.

[@Blunderful19]

Honest advice. If you're having trouble affording your insulin, please talk to your primary care physician. They'll almost certainly have insulin on hand in one form or another and they'll be willing to help. I've had a lapse in coverage and walked out of the doc's office with 2 insulin pens in hand. No charge. Please reach out to your medical professionals if you're in need.

[@navneetthakur3785]

It is totally amazing that you are recognizing the issues which needs to be addressed. You crack facts with humor which makes us watch your show.

[@samwithoutlimits7766]

I am sooooo glad happy excited that I found your channel. I have posted the one on civil rights on my Facebook page and I'm considering putting the one on affirmative action on there too except that affirmative action is....gone. I will continue to listen. I am learning and laughing at the same time...it's the best way to learn.