Soaring prices for new diabetes medications and other lifesaving prescription drugs aren't just straining consumers' pocketbooks. They're putting a dent in government budgets, too — including California's public worker pension system, the nation's largest.
The price for just one brand-name insulin drug called Lantus has risen by 50 percent over three years, according to a California Healthline review of data provided by the California Public Employees' Retirement System (CalPERS).
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