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More than 8% of Americans (aged 18 to 64) have skipped, delayed or reduced the amount of prescribed medication because of cost concerns, according to the CDC.

This summer, Colorado's Prescription Drug Affordability Board will choose up to 18 high-cost drugs for review to determine if the medications are unaffordable and whether to cap what health plans and consumers pay for them.

With health care costs rising to more than $13,000 per employee, smart, preventive approaches to chronic conditions like diabetes help control costs.

The class action lawsuit filed six years ago against the drugmaker, which alleged systematic overpricing, will set up a $13.5 million settlement fund for those who pay out of pocket.

Sen. Bernie Sanders, chair of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, made this bold statement, which some say contains elements of truth, however, it's why he's made lowering drug costs a top priority.

As part of the plan, people with traditional Medicare who take insulin will not pay more than $35 for a month's supply beginning July 1.

Amgen had sought to collect millions in damages from Sanofi because the pharmaceutical company makes a rival drug called Praluent, which works by a similar mechanism as Amgen's Repatha, in a case dating back to 2014.

A Senate panel advanced four bills aimed at reforming pharmacy benefit manager practices and improving generic drug competition, one day after the senators heard input from major PBM and pharma executives.