Bernie: Eli Lilly should apologize for increasing the price of insulin by over 1,200% since 1996

[Donkees]

@BernieSanders

Let's be clear. Eli Lilly should apologize for increasing the price of insulin by over 1,200% since 1996 to $275 while it costs less than $10 to manufacture. The inventors of insulin sold their patents in 1923 for $1 to save lives, not to make Eli Lilly's CEO obscenely rich.

Eli Lilly and Company
@LillyPad
·
Nov 10
We apologize to those who have been served a misleading message from a fake Lilly account. Our official Twitter account is @LillyPad.

[asiliveandbreathe]

1. Ya..we apologize someone tricked you into thinking insulin is FREE..we, ELI Lily would

NEVER just give insulin away ..most proud of that there 1200% increase in price..we worked hard to get insulin to $275..and damn proud of how little it cost to manufacture..$10..YOU PEOPLE should be grateful....

[yardwork]

2. Bernie, I agree.

[leftstreet]

3. If only we had elected officials who could do something

This is getting ridiculous

House and Senate legislative bodies are supposed to, like investigate, hold hearings, maybe legislate?

[Donkees]

4. Cost for one vial of insulin:

Bernie Sanders
@SenSanders
·

Cost for one vial of insulin:
🇦🇺: $6.94
🇬🇧: $7.52
🇫🇷: $9.08
🇩🇪: $11
🇨🇦: $12
🇯🇵: $14.40
🇺🇸: $98.70