Here's why many prescription drugs in the US cost so much—and it's not innovation or improvement
January 14, 2019 at 11:17 AM EST
In 2014, the price of one kind of insulin increased by nearly 50 percent, even though it had already been on the market for more than a decade. A new study published in the journal Health Affairs finds that some drugs cost more because manufacturers are upping the prices of drugs that are already available.