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Doyle McManus: Just say no to Canada's drugs

Last week, I walked into a small-town pharmacy in rural Canada in search of lifesaving medicine: insulin.

I don't suffer from diabetes. But an estimated 30 million Americans do, and 1.5 million of them need insulin injections to stay alive. They're facing a catastrophe: the price of insulin has nearly tripled over the last decade. Many cash-strapped diabetics without good insurance have resorted to rationing their supply. Some have died.

That shouldn't happen in the world's richest country. Nor does it need to happen. The proof is next

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