Sa’Ra Skipper's Fight for Insulin Affordability

Sa'Ra Skipper. Photo Credit: John P. Cleary of the Anderson Herald-Bulletin. 

Sa’Ra Skipper says that it was at her lowest point, staring death in the face every day, that she realized God’s presence in her life. Skipper was away from home at college and had unexpectedly lost coverage for the daily insulin she needs to treat her Type 1 diabetes. The cost of that insulin had climbed to the point where the monthly cost of her medicine and supplies was over $1,000. Skipper didn’t have that kind of money.

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