Type 1 diabetes is a life-threatening disease – without insulin, you die. But we’re in a situation in the U.S. where competition is driving prices up instead of down. For people with diabetes, out- of-pocket costs must be reasonable and fair.
Aaron J. Kowalski, PhD President and CEO, JDRF International
At Civica Rx, we realized that we could successfully bring new competition back into consolidated monopolistic markets. Essentially, we have organized the industry to bring new competition back to these markets where, frankly, competition had fled.
Dan Liljenquist Senior Vice President and Chief Strategy Officer, Intermountain Healthcare
The best way to fix high drug prices in the U.S. is to allow Medicare to negotiate. It will take an act of Congress to change this, but I am hopeful that this 117th Congress will have the courage to stand up for Americans who often must choose between paying their mortgage and paying for their life-sustaining medicine.
Shelley Lyford President and CEO, Gary and Mary West Foundation
MIND, BODY & SOUL Part V: Innovations in Prevention, Treatment and Sustainability
Gina Agiostratidou, PhD Program Director, Type 1 Diabetes Program, The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust Medical science may be on the brink of an unprecedented accomplishment – detecting which babies are at risk to develop Type 1 diabetes before it becomes clinically evident. This could allow for early intervention aimed at delaying the onset of, and even prevent, the clinical manifestations associated with this autoimmune disease.
Kurt J. Griffin, MD, PhD Todd and Linda Broin Chair for Diabetes Research; Director of Clinical Trials, The Sanford Project, Sanford Research; and Associate Professor, Pediatric Endocrinology, Sanford School of Medicine, University of South Dakota The data that come out of PLEDGE are exactly the kind that are needed to assess whether standards of care for children should include screening for Type 1 diabetes, which may lead to early intervention. Contributing to something that could touch every child in the U.S. and beyond is really inspiring.
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