Insulin Costs in the US <br />Doubled From 2012 to 2016 A Type 1 diabetes <br />patient could expect <br />to pay $2,864 for <br />insulin in 2012. By 2016, the cost had <br />practically doubled to $5,705. The findings were released <br />in a report from the Health <br />Care Cost Institute (HCCI). Jeannie Biniek, HCCI, via NBC News So far this year, Novo Nordisk and <br />French drugmaker, Sanofi, have <br />raised insulin prices by close to 5%. More than one million <br />Americans live with <br />Type 1 diabetes. The United States has the <br />highest prescription drug <br />prices in the world.
