Why Insulin Prices Keep Rising

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🗓️ 1 March 2023

⏱️ 25 minutes

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It’s a rare bi-partisan point of agreement: the price of insulin is too high—and it’s still rising. With the stakes literally life-or-death for millions of Americans, what can be done? Guest: Bram Sable-Smith, Midwest correspondent for Kaiser Health News. If you enjoy this show, please consider signing up for Slate Plus. Slate Plus members get benefits like zero ads on any Slate podcast, bonus episodes of shows like Slow Burn and Amicus—and you’ll be supporting the work we do here on What Next. Sign up now at slate.com/whatnextplus to help support our work. Make an impact this Women’s History Month by helping Macy’s on their mission to fund girls in STEM. Go to macys.com/purpose to learn more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	How did Malcolm finally gain his cat's respect?
0:03.1	Was it because he saved 35% on Trainline,
0:06.0	then bravely looked into the eyes of his dismissive pet,
0:09.2	where he saw something that said,
0:11.9	I don't actually hate you.
0:14.9	His Trainline detanged for Malcolm gaining his cat's respect.
0:18.8	We hope so.
0:19.7	We really do.
0:21.4	Great journey start with Trainline.
0:24.3	Average savings from advanced fairs, rail cards and split save were available
0:27.2	versus equivalent flexible fair TNC's apply.
0:35.6	At the state of the Union address,
0:37.3	President Joe Biden shouted out one constituency in particular.
0:41.9	One in 10 Americans has diabetes.
0:44.6	Many of you in this chamber do, and then the audience.
0:48.8	But every day millions need insulin to control their diabetes,
0:52.8	so they can literally stay alive.
0:55.4	Insulin has been around for over a month.
0:56.8	Biden also had some choice words for the drug companies involved in that business.
1:03.1	It costs the drug companies roughly $10 a vial to make that insulin.
1:09.2	Package it in all and you may get up to $13.
1:12.4	But big pharma has been unfairly charging people hundreds of dollars,
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