{"id":50198,"date":"2022-07-08T15:22:44","date_gmt":"2022-07-08T22:22:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/?p=50198"},"modified":"2022-07-08T18:23:43","modified_gmt":"2022-07-09T01:23:43","slug":"newsom-says-california-will-produce-its-own-low-cost-insulin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/?p=50198","title":{"rendered":"NEWSOM SAYS CALIFORNIA WILL PRODUCE ITS OWN \u2018LOW-COST\u2019 INSULIN\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"

California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D)\u00a0announced<\/a>\u00a0on Thursday that his state will be producing<\/a>\u00a0its own \u201clow-cost\u201d insulin, saying, \u201cPeople should not go into debt to get lifesaving medication.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Newsom said that the state budget he recently signed includes $100 million for California to \u201ccontract and make [its] own insulin at a cheaper price, close to at cost, and to make it available to all.\u201d<\/p>\n

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The California governor said $50 million of that budget will go to the development of the low-cost insulin, while the additional $50 million will go toward a California-based manufacturing facility for the drug, which Newsom claims \u201cwill provide new, high-paying jobs and a stronger supply chain.\u201d<\/p>\n

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\u201cNothing epitomizes market failures more than the cost of insulin,\u201d Newsom stated, going on to say that \u201cmany Americans experience out-of-pocket costs ranging anywhere from $300 to $500 per month for this lifesaving drug.\u201d<\/p>\n

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The action comes amid a push on Capitol Hill to cap insulin costs. A bipartisan insulin bill from Sens. Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.) and Susan Collins (R-Maine) is expected to be voted on as soon as this month.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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