Insulin just got much cheaper

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Eli Lilly caps insulin costs at $35 per month; Nigeria elects Bola Tinubu president.   Tonight's Sentences was written by Jariel Arvin. TOP NEWS Cheaper insulin is coming to a pharmacy near you Erik McGregor/LightRocket via Getty Images Wednesday, drugmaker Eli Lilly capped out-of-pocket insulin costs at $35 per month in response to political pressure and competition. [Vox / Dylan Scott] The company will slash prices of its most popular insulin products by 70 percent by the end of the year; vials of its non-branded insulin will drop to $25 apiece on May 1. [The Hill / Julia Mueller and Nathaniel Weixel] More than 8 million Americans have diabetes and need insulin daily; they often face prices four times the average customers pay in other countries. [BBC] Democrats have long pushed for lower insulin costs; the new limits match a provision in the Inflation Reduction Act, which caps monthly insulin prices for Medicare patients. [Washington Post / Aaron Gregg] Eli Lilly's price cuts also reflect outside industry competition from California and nonprofit company Civica Rx, which has announced plans to manufacture and sell cheaper insulin. [NBC News / Berkeley Lovelace Jr. ] 📍 If you read just one story Vox's Dylan Scott explains California's plan to produce its own insulin to combat high prices. [Vox / Dylan Scott] Tinubu wins the Nigerian presidency Officials on Wednesday declared ruling party candidate Bola Tinubu the winner of Nigeria's heated presidential election. [Associated Press / Hinedu Asadu] Former Lagos governor Tinubu won more than 36 percent of the vote while Atiku Abubakar won 29 percent and third-party candidate Peter Obi — who galvanized young voters — won 25 percent. [NPR / Emanuel Akinwotu] Tinubu, 70, faces several challenges including reviving Nigeria's stalling economy and addressing national security issues. [BBC / Nduka Orjinmo] The opposition has vowed to challenge the results, which were plagued by violence and technical issues at polling stations. [CNN] Support our work   Reader gifts help keep Vox and newsletters like Sentences free for all. Support our work with a gift today. Give MISCELLANEOUS Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot lost her bid for reelection — a rare defeat for an incumbent. [Vox / Christian Paz] Greek transport minister Kostas Karamanlis resigned Wednesday after a head-on passenger and freight train collision killed at least 38 people and injured dozens. [USA Today / John Bacon] US Attorney General Merrick Garland testified about multiple federal investigations in his first appearance before the Senate Judiciary Committee. [CNN / Devan Cole, Hannah Rabinowitz, and Tierney Sneed] Georgia police issued an arrest warrant for top NFL draft prospect Jalen Carter over reckless driving charges for a January crash that killed a teammate and staff member. [ESPN] VERBATIM "The company is reacting to a tremendous amount of existing and upcoming competition for these drugs." [Stacie Dusetzina, a health policy professor at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, on the Eli Lilly price caps / NBC News] LISTEN TO THIS Origins: How did Earth get its water? Life as we know it needs water, but scientists can't figure out where Earth's water came from. Answering that question is just one piece of an even bigger mystery: "Why are we here?" This is the first episode in our new three-part series, Origins, about the beginnings and boundaries of life on Earth.   Listen now   ▶ Read more from Vox It's time for Biden to take on the NIMBYs The FBI and Energy Department think Covid-19 came from a lab. Now what? OpenAI wants to build systems smarter than us The surprising lesson from a century of Oscar scandals Joe Biden is pretty good at being president. He should run again. This email was sent to punjabsvera@gmail.com. Manage your email preferences or unsubscribe. If you value Vox's unique explanatory journalism, support our work with a one-time or recurring contribution.   View our Privacy Notice and our Terms of Service.   Vox Media, 1201 Connecticut Ave. NW, Floor 12, Washington, DC 20036. Copyright © 2023. All rights reserved.