Access and Cost

Below is diaTribe's series on access, covering a variety of topics including money-saving tips, navigating private insurance, workplace benefits, and Medicare.

This series on access was made possible by support from AstraZeneca, Insulet Corporation, Lilly Diabetes, Merck, Novo Nordisk, Sanofi, and Roche Diabetes Care. The diaTribe Foundation retains strict editorial independence for all content.

• How to Catch Billing Mistakes Using Your Explanation of Benefits
• When Insurance Gets Turned Down: Appeals Explained
• Diabetes at Work: Your Rights and Benefits
• 10 Ways to Save Money on Diabetes Care
• Making the Switch to Medicare with Diabetes
• Skip the Coverage Gap: Maintaining Diabetes Care While Changing Insurance
• How to Get Diabetes Drugs for Free
• The Hidden Costs of Discount Cards: Understanding Copay Accumulator Adjustment
• Insurance Company Switch Your Medication? Fight Back
• Will Your Insurance Pay for Your Prescription Drugs? Here's How to Find Out
• In-Network vs. Out-of-Network – What it Means and Why it's Important
• How to Save Money on Diabetes Medications with Prescription Discount Cards
• When and Why to Consider Mail Order Prescriptions
• Was Your Medicare Claim Rejected? Here’s How to Appeal
• Getting Insulin During COVID-19
• Uninsured and Need Insulin?
• How to Get Health Insurance if You’re Unemployed
• COVID-19 Access Programs – Here to Stay or Gone Tomorrow
• Top-Tier Health Plans and Wellness Programs for People with Diabetes – An Employer's Handbook
• How to Advocate for Yourself: Making Employer-Sponsored Health Plans Work for Your Diabetes Care

En español

These articles are also available in Spanish. All articles translated in Spanish can be viewed here.

Special thanks to The Ella Fitzgerald Foundation for its generous support, which has allowed us to translate selected articles to Spanish so we can improve the lives of even more people with diabetes. Ver una lista de todos los recursos en español.