In the United States, 30.3 million people live with diabetes. One in four of those people — about 7.5 million people — is forced to ration insulin because of the high price of this life-saving drug. Proverbs 15:27 tells us: “He who is greedy for gain troubles his own house.” Read More
The World Health Organization is hoping to drive down the cost of insulin by encouraging more generic drug makers to enter the market. The organization hopes that by increasing competition for insulin, drug manufacturers will be forced to lower their prices. Read More
Today, Affordable Insulin NOW and the Lower Drug Prices Now campaign partnered with a broad coalition of organizations and faith leaders to hold 19 rallies and prayer vigils across 17 states outside of congressional offices elevating the moral imperative of addressing the insulin crisis on World Diabetes Day. Read More
Today, Affordable Insulin NOW, the Lower Drug Prices Now campaign, and various partners hosted the premiere and panel discussion of ‘Across the Bridge,’ a new short film that takes the audience on a must-see caravan journey from the United States to London, Ontario — the birthplace of insulin — with a group of advocates in search of affordable insulin. Read More
With insulin prices skyrocketing and substantial shortages developing in poorer countries, the World Health Organization said on Wednesday that it would begin testing and approving generic versions of the drug. Read More
When my doctor put me on an insulin pump in 2018, I went to a local pharmacy to pick up my maintenance supply of insulin and was told the price was $600 for two vials. This price was a huge jump from my previous maintenance cost of $75 for 3 boxes of novolog pens. After speaking with the pharmacist, I learned there was nothing they could do for me. Instinctively, I called my insurance company. Read More
Today, Health Care Voter announced Health Care Facts, a new effort to educate Americans about why health care costs are going up and prescription drugs are increasingly unaffordable. Read More
Today, Eli Lilly reported $5.5 billion in revenue during its third quarter shareholder meeting. Meanwhile, one in four people with diabetes are forced to ration their insulin because drug corporations like Eli Lilly price gouge patients who need the medication to survive. Read More
“Have you seen Cory Gardner yet?” I asked Laura Packard, as she was trekking through New York today. No. But she’s convinced she’s getting close. As a National Co-chair of Health Care Voter, Packard knows Gardner is the featured attraction at this weekend’s “Trump Victory Committee’s Fall Retreat” in New York City. Read More
The discord between the parties over plans to bring down drug costs deepened this week as Democrats insisted on allowing Medicare to negotiate prices and launched an impeachment inquiry that threatens to consume Congress. Read More