Republicans vote against insulin bill as price soars, dismaying diabetics

Insulin in the US costs an average of $98.70 per unit, compared with $7.52 in the UK. Photograph: Rich Pedroncelli/AP

During the Covid-19 pandemic, Erin Connelly had to ration insulin while transitioning to a different health insurance plan. When Connelly heard the Biden administration was planning to cap the price of the life-saving drug, she was delighted. She was soon to be disappointed.

The prices of insulin has soared in the US in recent decades and is more than eight times higher in the US than in 32 comparable, high-income nations, according to a Rand Corporation study.