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Affordability of Insulin for Non-Elderly Adults in the United States following $35 Monthly Out-of-Pocket Cap

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  1. Department of Internal Medicine, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, United States

    Kayvon Ghoreshi MD, Lajjaben Patel MBBS & Andrew Sumarsono MD, MPH

  2. Division of Hospital Medicine at Parkland, Southwestern Medical Center, University of Texas, Dallas, TX, United States

    Kayvon Ghoreshi MD & Andrew Sumarsono MD, MPH

  3. University of Texas Southwestern Medical School, Dallas, TX, United States

    Kayvon Ghoreshi MD & Nidhish Lokesh BS

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Ghoreshi, K., Lokesh, N., Patel, L. et al. Affordability of Insulin for Non-Elderly Adults in the United States following $35 Monthly Out-of-Pocket Cap. J GEN INTERN MED (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11606-023-08524-6

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