http://www.politico.com/news/2...&utm_source=flipboard

>> SACRAMENTO, California - California will start selling low-cost insulin in January, becoming the first state in the nation to bypass Big Pharma with its own supply of the expensive diabetes drug and marking a notable win in Gov. Gavin Newsom's push to rein in health care costs with state-branded drugs.
The insulin pens will be supplied through the CalRx program, an initiative launched under Newsom in which the state contracts with manufacturers to produce generic pharmaceuticals. The pens, which people with diabetes use to control the level of insulin in their bodies, will be the same as other long-acting insulin on the market. They will come with a suggested price for consumers of no more than $55 for a pack of five - a significant discount from current prices...<<

This is, in my opinion, the highest and best use of government, preventing a global monopoly to gauge patients without consequence or conscience. I wonder how much money they tried to offer Newsom to look the other way? How much would they have contributed to his presidential campaign?

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