Consumer News Diabetes Patients Find It Harder To Fill Prescriptions For Insulin

Virginia sues prescription drug middlemen over costs of diabetes medicine

The commonwealth claims that pharmacy benefit managers and drug manufacturers are in cahoots to inflate insulin prices for Virginians artificially. Read More

Insulin in Omaha on back order as pharmacies work to keep up

Pharmacies in Omaha are sending patients to other locations to find what they need as insulin is on back order throughout the whole city. Read More

Insulin rationing persists despite policy changes, study shows

Yale researchers have found that despite new policies addressing insulin costs, the proportion of patients who ration insulin due to cost remains unchanged. The findings were published in the Journal ... Read More

Virginia accuses top drug companies of inflating insulin prices, deceiving consumers

Virginia is accusing some of the largest names in the prescription drug industry of artificially inflating the prices of insulin, a life-saving medication, over the course of several years. Read More

$11 insulin will be available for Californians, starting on Jan. 1, Newsom says

California will make cheaper, state-branded insulin available for those with diabetes, Governor Gavin Newsom Announced Thursday, boasting his initiative to make drugs more affordable will take on more ... Read More

California caps insulin prices, easing burden on diabetic patients

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California is capping the price of insulin to help the millions of Californians diagnosed with diabetes. Governor Gavin Newsom signed a new law that will limit copays for a 30-day ... Read More

Type 1 diabetes closer to a cure as patient makes his own insulin

Food is fuel for the body. In most people, islet cells in the pancreas secrete insulin that converts food into usable energy. But in those with Type 1 diabetes, the immune system attacks and destroys ... Read More