PRETTY YOUNG TO BE RUNNING SUCH
A BIG COMPANY.
>> THANK YOU VERY,
MR. PRESIDENT.
>> THANK YOU, BRUCE.
>> I WORK ON BEHALF OF 50,000
TEAMMATES THAT WORK AT HUMANA,
WE’RE THANKFUL BEING HERE AND
HONORED.
THE DEMO THAT YOU ARE DESCRIBING
RECENTLY IS AN EXAMPLE OF THE
STRENGTH OF PUBLIC/PRIVATE
PARTNERSHIPS AND DEALING WITH
LARGE ISSUES SUCH AS THE
AFFORDABILITY OF PRESCRIPTION
DRUGS. INSULIN IS BY FAR THE ONE THAT
INSULIN IS BY FAR THE ONE THAT
IS USED THE MOST ANOTHER GREAT
EXAMPLE IS THE RESPONSE TO COVID
AND THE CRISIS.
I THINK ONE OF OUR CUSTOMERS,
GWEN, RECENTLY WE SERVED.
WAS BLIND, TO NOT HAVE ACCESS TO
FOOD.
NO ONE COULD SUPPORT HER, NO ONE
WAS IN THE VICINITY TO HELP THEY
WERE.
IN ADDITION DIDN’T HAVE ACCESS
TO PRESCRIPTIONS.
THROUGH A STRONG PRIVATE PUBLIC
PARTNERSHIP, WE WERE ABLE TOO
OFFER HER FOOD AND PRESCRIPTIONS
DELIVERED TO HER HOME.
SO I WANT TO THANK THE
ADMINISTRATION FOR CONTINUING TO
PICK ON LARGE ISSUES LIKE THIS,
AND BRINGING IN THE PRIVATE
ENTERPRISE.
THANK YOU, SEMA, FOR EVERYTHING
YOU’VE DONE.
THANK YOU.
>> WHAT A JOB YOU’VE DONE TOO,
REALLY AMAZING JOB.
>> THANK YOU.
>> YOU’RE ALSO IN THE RIGHT
BUSINESS, RIGHT?
>> WE CAN HELP ANY SENIOR WE’RE
ALWAYS IN THE RIGHT BUSINESS.
>> THAT’S GOOD.
THAT’S GOOD.
YOU REALLY HELPED.
WE APPRECIATE IT VERY MUCH,
THANK YOU, BRUCE.
WE’RE ALSO JOINED BY TRACY
BROWN.
THE CEO OF THE AMERICAN DIABETES
ASSOCIATION.
AND A LOT OF BAD THINGS CAN
HAPPEN WITHOUT INSULIN IN TERMS
OF DIABETES AND OTHER THINGS,
PLEASE, TRACY.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
HI, TRACY.
>> THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT.
THANK YOU ADMINISTRATOR VERMA,
FOR MAKING THIS AFTERNOON ONE WE
CAN FOCUS ON 34 MILLION
AMERICANS LIKE MYSELF, WHO ARE
LIVING WITH DIABETES.
SEVEN MILLION OF WHICH NEED
INSULIN TO LIVE.
25% OF THESE INDIVIDUALS HAVE
TOLD US THAT THEY RATION OR SKIP
DOSES OF THEIR MEDICINE BECAUSE
THEY SIMPLY CANNOT AFFORD IT.
AND SO, THIS EFFORT, CMI, MMI,
DEMONSTRATION PROJECT THAT
BRINGS TOGETHER THE GOVERNMENT,
INDUSTRY, AND PUBLIC HEALTH
ADVOCACY FROM THE AMERICAN
DIABETES ASSOCIATION, IS THE
RIGHT THING TO DO AND WE’RE
THRILLED TO TAKE THIS CHALLENGE
HEAD ON.
TODAY, TOGETHER, WE ARE HELPING
MILLIONS OF SENIORS ACCESS
INSULIN AFFORDABLY.
THIS IS A VERY BIG DEAL.
THE AMERICAN DIABETES
ASSOCIATION IS THE NATION’S
LEADING ORGANIZATION THAT FIGHTS
FOR PEOPLE LIVING WITH DIABETES,
AND WE ARE COMMITTED TO CONTINUE
TO PARTNER, TO MAKE SURE, EVERY
AMERICAN AND ESPECIALLY OUR
SENIORS, HAVE ACCESS TO THE
MEDICINE THAT THEY NEED TO LIVE.
SO THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT, AN
THANK YOU ADMINISTRATOR VERMA.
>> TRACY, ARE YOU SURPRISED HOW
MUCH WE’VE GOTTEN THE PRICE DOWN
TO WHAT EXTENT AND TO THE LEVEL
WE BROUGHT IT DOWN TO?
>> THIS IS A VERY EXCITING DAY
FOR PEOPLE LIVING WITH DIABETES
AND SO ANY STEP TO BRING THIS
LOWER IS A GOOD NEWS.
YOU KNOW THAT WE NEED TO DO
MORE, BUT I’M SO CONFIDENT THAT
TOGETHER WE’RE GOING TO BE ABLE
TO HELP ALL PEOPLE LIVING WITH
DIABETES STRIFE.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
APPRECIATE IT, TRACY.
I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO INVITE UP,
DAVID RINGS, CHAIRMAN, CEO OF
ELI LILLY AND COMPANY.
VERY BIG AND GREAT COMPANY,
PLEASE.
ANOTHER YOUNG GUY.
>> THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT.
>> THANK YOU, DAVID.
>> PLEASURE TO BE HERE.
REALLY AN WHO ARE NO BE A PART
OF THIS ANNOUNCEMENT.
IMPROVE LIVES OF SO MANY
PATIENTS THAT LIVE WITH DIABETES
IN OUR PART D PROGRAM.
FOR SEVERAL YEARS LILY WORKED
HARD TO IMPROVE INSULIN
AFFORDABILITY THIS IS PIECE
FILLING IN PLAN LIKE COMPANIES
LIKE BRUCE’S ARE HERE, SEEMA
VERMA, YOUR ADMINISTRATION,
VICE PRESIDENT PENCE, PRESIDENT
TRUMP, THANK YOU FOR YOUR
LEADERSHIP TO MAKE THIS HAPPEN.
THIS IS THE KIND OF
COLLABORATION THAT SOLVES REAL
PROBLEMS FOR PEOPLE WITH SERIOUS
ISSUES LIKE DIABETES.
TODAY, IF YOU TAKE LILY INSULIN,
YOU WILL NOT PAY MORE THAN $35,
EXCEPT IN THE PART D PROGRAM.
WE’RE PLEASED TO ADD THE MISSING
PART TO THAT EQUATION, STARTING
NEXT YEAR, SENIORS WILL BENEFIT
FROM THAT SAME SAVINGS LEVEL,
JUST A LITTLE BIT MORE THAN A
DOLLAR A DAY FOR INSULIN.
THAT SAME SPIRIT OF
COLLABORATION IS BEING APPLIED
TO COLLABORATION AROUND COVID-19
AND I THINK EVERYONE’S AWARE,
THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF
SCIENTISTS WORKING IN OUR
INDUSTRY, ALONG WITH NIH AND
OTHER EXPERTS TO SPEED AROUND
THE CLOCK NEW THERAPIES FOR
PATIENTS SUFFERING FROM COVID-19
AND TO ARREST AND EXTINGUISH
THIS PANDEMIC.
I’VE NEVER BEEN MORE PROUD TO BE
A PART OF THAT EFFORT AS WELL,
IN THE SAME SPIRIT OF
COLLABORATION BEING APPLIED TO
THAT INCREDIBLY IMPORTANT CRISIS
AS WELL.
TOGETHER, BY WORKING TOGETHER, I
THINK WE PROVED TOGETHER WE
SOLVED LONG-TERM PROBLEMS.
I HOPE HE CAN COME BACK SOME DAY
TO SHOW WE SOLVED IMMEDIATE
PROBLEM OF COVID-19 WORKING AS
AN INDUSTRY ALONG WITH
GOVERNMENT.
THANKS FOR HAVING ME HERE.