Lilly’s Insulin Cost Cutting Plan: Replacing Rebates With Cost Sharing Help At Point Of Sale
Executive Summary
Biden Administration praises Lilly for latest moves to improve affordability of insulin in private market and calls for other sponsors to follow suit. Lilly’s plan is also tactical, as manufacturers of highly-rebated drugs with serial price hikes face an increased rebate liability in Medicaid next year.
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