20 February 2019 - Law makers are zeroing in on the skyrocketing cost of insulin and putting pressure on manufacturers as they work to address high drug prices.
Congressional Democrats, Republicans and the Trump administration say that lowering drug prices is a priority, and drugmakers are on the hot seat.
Insulin could prove an easy target in that push. The drug hasn’t changed much since it was first discovered nearly 100 years ago, and as newer forms of the drug have been introduced, the price has climbed.