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Following This Diet 3 Days a Week for 3 Months Can Help You Drop 4% of Body Weight

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On the journey to get healthy, people will stop at nothing to find the next quick fix to better themselves. From weight loss pills to HIIT workouts that can help you burn fat in a matter of minutes and restrictive eating patterns used to help you drop those unwanted pounds, there is no shortage of … Read more

Why Does Insulin Cost So Much? Big Pharma Isn’t the Only Player Driving Prices

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Eli Lilly & Co.’s announcement that it is slashing prices for its major insulin products could make life easier for some diabetes patients while easing pressure on Big Pharma. It also casts light on the profiteering methods of the drug industry’s price mediators — the pharmacy benefit managers, or PBMs — at a time when … Read more

Journalists Discuss Insulin Prices, Gun Violence, Distracted Driving, and More

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Midwest KHN correspondent Bram Sable-Smith discussed the Eli Lilly news on insulin prices on “PBS NewsHour” and insulin prices on Slate’s “What Next” on March 1. Click here to watch Sable-Smith on “PBS NewsHour” Click here to hear Sable-Smith on “What Next” Read Sable-Smith and Samantha Young’s “Eli Lilly Slashed Insulin Prices. This Starts a … Read more

Eli Lilly Slashed Insulin Prices. This Starts a Race to the Bottom.

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When drugmaker Eli Lilly announced Wednesday it will slash the list price for some of its insulin products following years of criticism from lawmakers and activists that the price of the lifesaving hormone had become unaffordable, the news raised questions about what will happen to other efforts to provide low-cost insulin. Civica, a nonprofit drugmaker … Read more