jonas salk gave away the patent to that drug as well. it was a different era perhaps, when insulin was discovered or the polio vaccine, but we should reflect on the state of play today of that drug, insulin. 100 years later there are 8.4 million diabetics in the united states who rely on insulin. they have to pay, many of them, an exorbitant amount of money for allege drug that supposedly belongs to them according to its discoverer. as the cost of insulin has risen, average list prices increased 40% for insulin between 2014 and 2018. i'm quoting from an article in today's "usa today" by katie wadell. patients and their families are shelling out hundreds of dollars, even if they have good insurance. ron regalatto is the father of a teen with type 1 diabetes. do you know what he calls the insulin pricing system? legal extortion. this article tells the story of what he went through. he never heard of a pharmacy benefit manager before two years ago, but it was two years ago that his son matt, then 14 years old, was diagnosed with type 1 diab