Minnesota lawmakers moving to address rising price of insulin

[TexasTowelie]

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/

[Bluepinky]

1. But Trump promised to take on the drug companies to lower prices for consumers.

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

[lkinwi]

2. Hopefully other states follow Minnesota's lead.

[TexasTowelie]

3. I believe that Nevada has already requested and received most of the same information.

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.

[lkinwi]

4. Great! Hopefully more states look into this.