About Us

Beta Cell Action is a 501(c)(4) organization, which focuses on advocacy and legislative work.

Because Beta Cell Action fights for affordable insulin by organizing around critical elections and key legislative battles—donations are not tax-deductible. The EIN for Beta Cell Action is 92-2603887.

Our Mission

Beta Cell Action lobbies for federal legislation that eliminates barriers to accessing insulin and other diabetes medications and devices. We endorse federal lawmakers and candidates who share our belief that diabetes care should not be for profit.

Why Insulin?

Americans are in a life-or-death struggle for affordable insulin. Pharmaceutical corporations have raised the price of insulin in the U.S. higher than in any other country. Their greed is forcing almost 2 million Americans to ration this drug they need to survive. Their greed is killing us.

What We Do

Through voter organizing and federal lobbying, Beta Cell Action's mission is to confront and defeat the corporate greed that plagues the healthcare industry.

Beta Cell Action was founded to expose and fight the unaffordable costs of managing diabetes. We believe that all Americans with diabetes, regardless of their income or insurance status, have a right to the insulin, medications, and devices that keep them alive.

We are going on the offensive to demand that our elected officials prioritize the well-being of their constituents over the profits of the healthcare industry.