Senator Bernie Sanders grilled pharmaceutical CEOs at a US Senate committee hearing about the high cost of insulin in the nation and asked if they would commit to not increase the price of any insulin product again
"Why, in the richest country on Earth, do 1.3 million Americans ration insulin because of the cost? Why are 1 out of 4 Americans not able to afford the prescription drugs their doctors prescribe?" asked Senator Bernie Sanders, who chairs the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee.
Boxes of the drug NovoLog, made by Novo Nordisk Pharmaceutical, sit on a counter at a pharmacy in Provo, Utah, U.S. January 9, 2020. REUTERS/George Frey The Lilly, Novo Nordisk, and Sanofi CEOs pointed to their companies cutting list prices by more than 70% for some insulin products in March and said they hoped to provide insulin to more customers a year from now.
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