Good things are happening! Antimonopolists are coming for meddling drug middlemen and lousy landlords, the tide turns on overdoses, and carbon goes under the sea.
Bringing Down Blood Sugar And Bad Actors
For years, the cost of insulin has crept up for millions of Americans who rely on it to survive — and while the out-of-pocket cost of the drug has gone down to $35 a month for many people, a federal regulator will now investigate how the diabetes medicine got so expensive in the first place.
Insulin is inexpensive to make and essential to help more than 38 million Americans living with Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes manage their blood glucose levels. But in recent years, the cost of insulin has crept up, reaching a price of more than $500 for a 30-day supply in 2016. The high cost of insulin has been a national issue for decades, and after a series of government maneuvers and drugmaker negotiations in recent years, millions of Americans can now access insulin for just $35. But insulin is just one of many prescription medications that have left Americans questioning why we pay more for prescription medication than most other countries in the world.
