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TexasTowelie

(116,516 posts)
Fri Jan 25, 2019, 07:20 AM Jan 2019

Minnesota lawmakers moving to address rising price of insulin

A bipartisan group of Minnesota lawmakers on Tuesday said it would bring legislation aimed at cracking down on the rising price of insulin.

At a news conference, legislators said they would aim to require pharmaceutical companies to be more transparent about their reasons for boosting insulin prices and set up a system that would allow those with diabetes to access refills if they can’t afford the drug.

The calls for reform came a day after the nonprofit Health Care Cost Institute reported that the price for drugs used to treat type 1 diabetes nearly doubled in the last five years.

“There is no good reason for these absurd increases,” said Sen. Matt Little, DFL-Lakeville. “For us to do nothing in the face of what we’ve known for some time would be just wrong.”

Read more: https://www.twincities.com/2019/01/22/minnesota-lawmaker-moving-to-address-rising-price-of-insulin/

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Minnesota lawmakers moving to address rising price of insulin (Original Post) TexasTowelie Jan 2019 OP
But Trump promised to take on the drug companies to lower prices for consumers. Bluepinky Jan 2019 #1
Hopefully other states follow Minnesota's lead. lkinwi Jan 2019 #2
I believe that Nevada has already requested and received most of the same information. TexasTowelie Jan 2019 #3
Great! Hopefully more states look into this. lkinwi Jan 2019 #4

Bluepinky

(2,323 posts)
1. But Trump promised to take on the drug companies to lower prices for consumers.
Fri Jan 25, 2019, 07:35 AM
Jan 2019

And he hasn’t kept his campaign promise? How shocking.

TexasTowelie

(116,516 posts)
3. I believe that Nevada has already requested and received most of the same information.
Fri Jan 25, 2019, 08:56 AM
Jan 2019

I recall making a post in that group a few weeks ago. They are now discussing which information can be disclosed to the public and what remains confidential.

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