Senate Hearing To Examine High Insulin Prices and Legislation Aiming for Major Price Reductions
- Bipartisan Senate legislation introduced to cap the price of insulin at $35 per month for people with private insurance
- Senate HELP Committee will hold a hearing on May 10 about the cost of insulin
- Top executives of Eli Lilly, Novo Nordisk, and Sanofi will testify before the Senate Health Committee on May 10 to discuss lowering prices of their diabetes drugs.
- The hearing will also feature executives from major pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs)
- Senate proposals aimed at lowering the cost of insulin include capping list price at $20 per vial or $35 per month for people with private insurance