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March 20, 2023
Prem Thakker
California Will Cut Insulin Costs by 90 Percent, Capping Price at $30
“People should not be forced to go into debt to get lifesaving prescriptions,” said Governor Gavin Newsom.
March 3, 2023
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Charlotte Kilpatrick
The Insulin Pricing Wars Are Just Getting Started
Don’t let Eli Lilly’s latest P.R. stunt fool you: Private companies shouldn’t be allowed to set prices for these lifesaving drugs in the first place.
November 29, 2021
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Natalie Shure
Democrats Are Overselling Build Back Better’s Insulin Pricing Cap
Lawmakers are touting a proposed cap on prices, but the benefit won’t swing to the patients with the most desperate needs.
July 6, 2021
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Natalie Shure
Walmart’s Play for the Insulin Market Is the Latest Crack in Our Broken Health Care System
The big-box retailer has found a way to monetize the nation’s desperation.
February 27, 2020
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Natalie Shure
How Insulin Became the Poster Child for Medicare for All
The staggeringly high costs of good health in America affect all of us in profound ways—and insulin makes the stakes tragically clear.
September 16, 2019
Dana Brown
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Isaiah J. Poole
The Case for a Public Option for the Drug Industry
The controversial proposed deal with Purdue Pharma hints at better alternatives to for-profit pharmaceutical companies.
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