
California to make its own low-cost insulin, governor says
CNN
California will begin making its own low-cost insulin in an effort to make it more financially accessible amid soaring prices for the life-saving medication, Gov. Gavin Newsom announced Thursday.
The move is possible through an allocation of $100 million in the state budget for the manufacture of the medication at a cheaper price.
"Nothing, nothing epitomizes market failures more than the cost of insulin," he said in a video posted on the governor's official Twitter page.

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