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Sanders, Bush Unveil Bill to Prohibit Pharma Companies From Charging More Than $20 for Insulin

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'We can no longer tolerate a rigged healthcare system that forced 1.3 million people with diabetes to ration insulin while the three major insulin manufacturers made $21 billion dollars in profits,' said SenSanders.

, a move that comes a week after Eli Lilly pledged to cap out-of-pocket payments for its insulin products at $35 per month.

More than 7 million people across the U.S. use insulin to manage their diabetes, and some have been forced to pay upwards ofAccording to one of insulin price reform, said Thursday that"there is no reason why Americans should pay the highest prices in the world for insulin—in some cases, ten times as much as people in other countries."

 

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