Progressive Politics

3403 readers

1329 users here now

Welcome to Progressive Politics! A place for news updates and political discussion from a left perspective. Conservatives and centrists are welcome just try and keep it civil :)

(Sidebar still a work in progress post recommendations if you have them such as reading lists)

founded 2 years ago

MODERATORS

TokenBoomer@lemmy.world

1318

California to become first state to sell cheap insulin through state-backed program (lemmy.blahaj.zone)

submitted 6 days ago by florencia@lemmy.blahaj.zone to c/progressivepolitics@lemmy.world

239 comments fedilink hide all child comments

https://www.gov.ca.gov/2025/10/16/governor-newsom-announces-affordable-calrx-insulin-11-a-pen-will-soon-be-available-for-purchase/

you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments

[–] Tollana1234567@lemmy.today 5 points 6 days ago

originally elly lily, novo nordis, and sanofi had a stranglehold on the different types of "extended release insulin" they were behind the lack of generics for a while. until they were able to come up with alternatives insulin not based on the formulaitons of the 3 companies.