03/01/2023

Eli Lilly Caps Out-of-pocket Insulin Costs at $35 Per Month for the Insured

This reflects a 70 percent reduction for its most commonly prescribed insulins

Today, Eli Lilly announced price reductions of 70 percent for its most commonly prescribed insulins and an expansion of its Insulin Value Program that caps patient out-of-pocket costs at $35 or less per month. Lilly is taking these actions to make it easier to acces Lilly insulin and help Americans who may have difficulty navigating a complex healthcare system that may keep them from getting affordable insulin.

Today, Lilly is reducing the list price of insulins by:

• Cutting the list price of its non-branded insulin, Insulin Lispro Injection 100 units/mL, to $25 a vial. Effective May 1, 2023, it will be the lowest list-priced mealtime insulin available, and less than the price of a Humalog^® vial in 1999.
• Cutting the list price of Humalog^® (insulin lispro injection) 100 units/mL¹, illy's most commonly prescribed insulin, and Humulin^® (insulin human) injection 100 units/mL² by 70 percent, effective in Q4 2023.
• Launching Rezvoglar^TM (insulin glargine-aglr) injection, a basal insulin that is biosimilar to, and interchangeable with, Lantus^® (insulin glargine) injection, for $92 per five pack of KwikPens^®, a 78 percent discount to Lantus, effective April 1, 2023.

"While the current healthcare system provides access to insulin for most people with diabetes, it still does not provide affordable insulin for everyone and that needs to change," said David Ricks. Lilly's chair and CEO. "The aggressive price cuts we're announcing today should make a real difference for Americans with diabetes. Because these price cuts will take time for the insurance and pharmacy system to implement, we are taking the additional step to immediately cap out-of-pocket costs for patients who use Lilly insulin and are not covered by the recent Medicare Part D cap."

Please select this link to read the complete press release from Eli Lilly & Company.