How Much Difference Will Eli Lilly's Half-Price Insulin Make?
NPRHow Much Difference Will Eli Lilly's Half-Price Insulin Make? Novo Nordisk called Lilly's lower-priced generic insulin "an important development," in an emailed statement. "Bringing affordable insulin to the market requires ideas from all stakeholders," Novo Nordisk's Ken Inchausti said in an email, which also listed steps the company has taken, such as a patient assistance program. They're usually not disclosed and increase as a drug's price increases providing an incentive to some Sponsor Message "Doing an authorized generic is nothing else than giving insurers two options," Hernandez says: Pay the full list price for a brand-name drug and receive a higher rebate, or pay the lower price for the authorized generic and receive a presumably smaller rebate. Even so, Lillly's Kueterman says the authorized generic insulin "is going to help hopefully move the system towards a more sustainable model."
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Novo Nordisk to slash insulin drug for diabetes price by up to 75%
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Eli Lilly’s lower-priced insulin goes on sale amid drug price debate
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Eli Lilly offers half-price insulin as politicians pressure it over drug costs
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