The system is broken, and it has grown up in a way over time that people didn't anticipate.
The people who are suffering are the patients.
It is a smoke-and-mirror system where we are continually increasing the list price of insulin.
I resent that very much, because then everybody else is still paying those very, very high prices.
I have a strong transparency bill that is going to hold you guys accountable and make you notify how you justify raising those prices.
I totally agree, isn't that a good thing that now people may be able to take one vial and not have to shoot up all the time because, you kno...
I think we need more transparency and I do not buy the argument that the patient is going to be worse off.
It is important that we collectively find a permanent solution that improves access to and affordability of medicines, such as insulin.
Insulin is unequivocally a lifesaving drug, but because of a convoluted system, it has become more and more expensive.
As the cochair of the Congressional Diabetes Caucus, this issue is personal with me.
Drug makers make excuses for why prices have gone up. They say it's the fault of PBMs, or wholesalers, or the high deductible insurance plan...