Gov. Gavin Newsom said Thursday that California will begin selling affordable insulin under its own label on Jan. 1, nearly three years after he first announced a partnership to sell state-branded generic drugs at lower prices.
But California won’t be the only state making lower-cost insulin available. The nonprofit Civica said it will also distribute its economical diabetes medication to pharmacies nationwide. California began partnering with Civica in 2023 for its “CalRx” brand of insulin and put $50 million toward its development, the company said.
Starting in the new year, insulin pens will be available at a recommended price of $11 per pen, or a maximum of $55 for a five-pack, Civica said.
It’s sad that this is newsworthy, but I’m damn glad SOMEBODY is doing the right thing
someone is doing SOMETHING, as opposed to our Federal Gov which is going nowhere fast.
Idk why but I read this as “Federal Governor”, lol. What if the president was called Federal Governor
The federal government going nowhere would be the absolute best case scenario right about now, but the reality is far worse.