Joaquin Castro On Insulin Prices And The President's New Immigration Plan
U.S. Congressman Joaquin Castro is focused on two very different issues right now: convincing drug companies to drop the price of insulin, and speaking out against President Donald Trump's new immigration plan.
For Castro, who represents Texas' 20th District, the skyrocketing cost of insulin is personal: his grandmother died of complications related to diabetes. Castro says diabetes affects millions of people, and is a major health problem in the Hispanic community.
"The cost of insulin has doubled since 2012, and in the past 15 years, has gone up 300%," Castro says.
What's more, he says the insulin market is dominated by just a few manufacturers.
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my partner came home the hospital Monday with a new script for insulin... I went to pick it up... just under $600... 
when it hits home, it's real!