NHS Criticized For Overspending Nearly $1 Billion On Synthetic Insulin
Thursday, September 22, 2011 - 05:30
in Mathematics & Economics
The National Health Service (NHS), the United Kingdom's public health care systems, wasted $976 million during the years 2000-2009 on synthetic forms of insulin, when the recommended human alternatives, which are considerably cheaper, would have been just as effective, based on an analysis of publicly available data from the four UK prescription pricing agencies. Costs were adjusted for inflation and reported at 2010 prices.read more
