Lilly Cuts Insulin Prices by 70%

<p>Eli Lilly and Company announced price reductions of 70&percnt; for its most commonly prescribed insulins and an expansion of its Insulin Value Program that caps patient out-of-pocket costs at <span class&equals;"xn-money">&dollar;35<&sol;span> or less per month&period; Lilly is taking these actions to make it easier to access Lilly insulin and help Americans who may have difficulty navigating a complex healthcare system that may keep them from getting affordable insulin&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Lilly is reducing the list price of insulins by&colon;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<ul >&NewLine;<li>Cutting the list price of its non-branded insulin&comma; Insulin Lispro Injection 100 units&sol;mL&comma; to <span class&equals;"xn-money">&dollar;25<&sol;span> a vial&period; Effective <span class&equals;"xn-chron">May 1&comma; 2023<&sol;span>&comma; it will be the lowest list-priced mealtime insulin available&comma; and less than the price of a Humalog vial in 1999&period;<&sol;li>&NewLine;<li>Cutting the list price of Humalog &lpar;insulin lispro injection&rpar; 100 units&sol;mL&comma; Lilly&&num;8217&semi;s most commonly prescribed insulin&comma; and Humulin &lpar;insulin human&rpar; injection 100 units&sol;mL by 70&percnt;&comma; effective in Q4 2023&period;<&sol;li>&NewLine;<li>Launching Rezvoglar &lpar;insulin glargine-aglr&rpar; injection&comma; a basal insulin that is biosimilar to&comma; and interchangeable with&comma; Lantus &lpar;insulin glargine&rpar; injection&comma; for <span class&equals;"xn-money">&dollar;92<&sol;span> per five pack of KwikPens&comma; a 78&percnt; discount to Lantus&comma; effective <span class&equals;"xn-chron">April 1&comma; 2023<&sol;span>&period;<&sol;li>&NewLine;<&sol;ul>&NewLine;<p>&&num;8220&semi;While the current healthcare system provides access to insulin for most people with diabetes&comma; it still does not provide affordable insulin for everyone and that needs to change&comma;&&num;8221&semi; said <span class&equals;"xn-person">David  Ricks<&sol;span>&comma; Lilly&&num;8217&semi;s Chair and CEO&period; &&num;8220&semi;The aggressive price cuts we&&num;8217&semi;re announcing today should make a real difference for Americans with diabetes&period; Because these price cuts will take time for the insurance and pharmacy system to implement&comma; we are taking the additional step to immediately cap out-of-pocket costs for patients who use Lilly insulin and are not covered by the recent Medicare Part D cap&period;&&num;8221&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>In addition to reducing the list price of its insulins&comma; Lilly is making it easier for more people with diabetes to get Lilly insulins&colon;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<ul >&NewLine;<li>Effective immediately&comma; Lilly will automatically cap out-of-pocket costs at <span class&equals;"xn-money">&dollar;35<&sol;span> at participating retail pharmacies for people with commercial insurance using Lilly insulin&period;<&sol;li>&NewLine;<li>People who don&&num;8217&semi;t have insurance can continue to go to InsulinAffordability&period;com and immediately download the Lilly Insulin Value Program savings card to receive Lilly insulins for <span class&equals;"xn-money">&dollar;35<&sol;span> per month&period;<&sol;li>&NewLine;<&sol;ul>&NewLine;<p>&&num;8220&semi;We are driving for change in repricing older insulins&comma; but we know that 7 out of 10 Americans don&&num;8217&semi;t use Lilly insulin&period; We are calling on policymakers&comma; employers and others to join us in making insulin more affordable&comma;&&num;8221&semi; continued Ricks&period; &&num;8220&semi;For the past century&comma; Lilly has focused on inventing new and improved insulins and other medicines that address the impact of diabetes and improve patient outcomes&period; Our work to discover new and better treatments is far from over&period; We won&&num;8217&semi;t stop until all people with diabetes are in control of their disease and can get the insulin they need&period;&&num;8221&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;

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