Sanofi caps out-of-pocket insulin cost at $35 for uninsured U.S. patients
Reuters
Published Jun 29, 2022 09:01AM ET
(Reuters) - French drugmaker Sanofi (NASDAQ:SNY) said on Wednesday uninsured diabetes patients in the United States will pay no more than $35 for 30-day supply of insulin, in the wake of heightened public scrutiny over soaring prices of the life-saving drug.
Sanofi said the new price, down from the prior out-of-pocket cost of $99, will be effective from July 1.
U.S. lawmakers have pulled up healthcare companies over rising costs of insulin and the U.S. House of Representatives in March passed a bill capping monthly out-of-pocket insulin costs for those with health insurance at $35.
According to a 2020 Commonwealth Fund study, about two thirds of uninsured insulin users aged 18 to 64 paid the full price - an average of $900 a month - for the life-sustaining medicine.
Sanofi with Eli Lilly (NYSE:LLY) and Co and Novo Nordisk (NYSE:NVO) make up 90% of the U.S. market for insulin. In 2020, Lilly announced a new co-pay scheme that covers most of its insulin products, capping the out-of-pocket cost for insulin to $35 per month.
Around 37.3 million Americans, or 11.3% of the population, have diabetes, according to the American Diabetes Association.
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