Minnesota Lawmakers Consider Restrictions On Skyrocketing Insulin Prices

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December 13, 2018

Judith Garcia, 19, fills a syringe as she prepares to give herself an injection of insulin at her home in the Los Angeles suburb of Commerce, Calif. (Reed Saxon/AP)

Lawmakers in Minnesota are considering new laws that could restrict the price of insulin. The cost of the drug is soaring and it's caused some people to ration their use of it, leading to several deaths.

Here & Now's Robin Young talks with Minnesota state Rep.-elect Michael Howard (@mikehowardmn).

This segment aired on December 13, 2018.

Minnesota Lawmakers Consider Restrictions On Skyrocketing Insulin Prices

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