A new documentary premiering at the 2023 SXSW Festival illustrates the human consequences of insulin's high cost in the US. Its creators hope that it will help spur action toward overall prescription pricing reform. SXSW2023 PayorDieFilm
But there have also been losses, including the failure thus far to pass aThese recent developments make this a good time for the film's debut, producer Yael Melamede told"There's a lot happening in the space, but also a lot of incredible disappointments along the way, so we are really interested in getting this film out now.", said,"I've done a lot of films that have some issue advocacy side to them.
While the film doesn't advocate for specific policies, there is a"call to action" at the end that points viewers to resources on the website for writing to their members of Congress along with additional ways to become personally involved. Dyer told Medscape,"This film is not only focusing on type 1 diabetes. That is obviously the crux of the issue, but it is a broader healthcare message for everyone wanting to make a change for healthcare in this country, the richest country in the world."will be competing with seven other documentaries in the documentary feature competition, and it is eligible to win other awards.
Several other activities at the festival will address the topics of diabetes and US healthcare costs, including a panel discussion titled Crushing: The Burden of Diabetes on Patients, featuring musician and actor Nick Jonas, who also has type 1 diabetes, and a representative from the continuous glucose monitor manufacturer Dexcom.
Another panel, Young and Uninsured: Pay or Die, will include Rajkumar, Ruderman, Texas Representative James Talarico, who is advancing an insulin cap bill in that state, and Nicole Smith-Holt, the Minnesota mother of the young man who died because he couldn't afford his insulin.Miriam E. Tucker is a freelance journalist based in the Washington DC area.
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