Pharmaceutical giant Eli Lilly announced plans Wednesday to slash insulin prices by 70% and cap monthly costs at $35.
It comes as welcome news for some of the millions of Americans with diabetes who rely on insulin to survive.
His co-inventors, James Collip and Charles Best, sold the insulin patent to the University of Toronto for $1 to make it affordable for those who need it.Youngberg said one time she had to pay for the drug out-of-pocket, and the three-month supply cost around $500, and that's not counting the other technology she needs to track and maintain her blood sugar levels.
“The impact of having these options is literally not only someone's health and wellbeing, but you know, could potentially be saving their life," said Director of Advocacy for the Juvenile Diabetes Research Fund Aaron Turner-Phifer.
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