According to the article, "A total of 19% of respondents reported having reduced their medication use in the previous year due to cost, 11% reported cutting back on diabetes medications and 7% reported cutting back on diabetes medications at least once a month. Additionally, 28% reported going without food or other necessities to pay drug costs, 14 percent increased credit card debt, and 10 percent borrowed money from family or friends to pay for prescriptions. Drug cost issues were especially common among younger respondents. who had higher monthly out-of-pocket expenses and lacked prescription drug coverage Overall, few respondents, including those who reported concerns about drug costs, reported that their health care providers had provided them with information or other assistance. address drug cost pressures.” From this information we can deduce that out-of-pocket drug costs represent a significant burden for many adults with diabetes and contribute to reduced treatment adherence. THE