Funding program helps diabetics cover costs
‘Since Jan 1. residents of Nova Scotia have had access to the Diabetic Assistance Program, that gives low-income diabetics who do not have private medical coverage financial help by reimbursing 80 per cent of medication costs. The program was created to ease the burden of diabetes strain on future health costs.
Jim Casey, regional manager of the Nova Scotia Diabetes Association, believes this program is a step in the right direction. Casey says the average cost of treating diabetes is $20 a day. Diabetic supply costs in Nova Scotia are among the highest in the country.’
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