July 2021 IDS Survey Question Title * 1. The price of drugs such as insulin remains at the forefront of many healthcare and political debates. Novo Nordisk recently announced a partnership with discount retailer WalMart and Sam’s Club to distribute their Novolog/NovoRapid insulin as Reli-On Novolog at prices that are 50-75% lower than the cash price for Novolog. This month’s question: What do you think will happen to the price of insulin, overall, in the next 12 months? It will come down substantially, due mostly to government subsidies & new regulations. It will come down a little bit, due mostly to market forces. It won’t change. Nothing ever changes when it comes to drug prices. It will probably go up. Greed always seems to win out. I don’t really care… my insurance covers the cost of my insulin. Done