Socialist programs that come from non-socialists, like California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s low-cost insulin production program, don’t arouse the same level of right-wing hysteria. They also don’t arouse the same level of left-wing enthusiasm.
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Posted inLaw and Justice
The Case Without a Judge
The logical, absurd end point of Donald Trump’s government smash-and-grab
Posted inHealth and Social Policy
FTC Sues PBMs for Jacking Up Insulin Prices
The case against Caremark, Express Scripts, and Optum Rx is the first against this element of the pharmaceutical transaction chain.
Posted inHealth and Social Policy
Novo Nordisk Discontinues Insulin Medication After Cutting Its Price
Levemir is critical for young people and pregnant women, patients say. But it won’t be sold in the U.S. after this year.
Posted inHealth and Social Policy
Public Pharma’s Biggest Barrier
California is about to start developing and manufacturing insulin. But is the state too tied up with nonprofit Civica Rx, rather than building its own capacity?
Posted inTAP
The Insulin Shift
Today on TAP: Thanks to Democrats and the American Rescue Plan, insulin prices are going way down for everyone.
Posted inHealth and Social Policy
We May Not Negotiate Prices for Ten Drugs After All
Rules that exempt drugs from Medicare negotiation if there’s ‘meaningful’ generic competition could whittle down the effect of the program.
Posted inHealth and Social Policy
Medicare Price Negotiation: Ten Drugs That Made the List, and Ten That Should Have
Advocates were thrilled that Medicare will negotiate the price of several insulins. But other high-profit drugs are protected by the new program’s rules.
Posted inEconomic Policy
Drug Shortages as an Indictment of Capitalism
Here is a vital sector of the economy crying out for socialized production and distribution.
Posted inHealth and Social Policy
California Goes In for Drugmaking
The state will make and distribute insulin at cost. That should be a model for every other state.