The Bridge: Access to Insulin and the Future of Diabetes Research

Two senators discuss their work to cap insulin prices, while Hopkins experts explore research on diabetes treatment and drug affordability.
About this Event

For the next installment of The Bridge, a series of bipartisan conversations at the Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg Center in Washington, D.C., Sens. Susan Collins (R-Maine) and Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.) will discuss their new bipartisan legislation, the Improving Needed Safeguards for Users of Lifesaving Insulin Now (INSULIN) Act, which would cap the cost of insulin at $35 per month. They will share their goals for the legislation, how they’ve been able to work across the aisle to make progress, and why federal support for diabetes research is so crucial.
After their conversation, a panel of Johns Hopkins doctors and researchers representing the School of Medicine, School of Nursing, and Bloomberg School of Public Health will take a deeper dive into the latest diabetes research, recent discoveries about the nature and effects of diabetes, and the policy levers that can drive down drug costs and improve patient health.

BIPARTISAN CONVERSATION:
• Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine)

• Sen. Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.)

JOHNS HOPKINS RESEARCHERS:

• Rexford Ahima, MD, PhD, Bloomberg Distinguished Professor, Johns Hopkins University

• Michael Fang, PhD, MHS, Assistant Professor, Johns Hopkins University

• Mariana Socal, MD, PhD, MPP, MSc, Associate Professor, Johns Hopkins University

WHEN: Tuesday, June 23, at 9 a.m.
WHERE: Hopkins Bloomberg Center, 4th Floor
SCHEDULE:
8:30 a.m. — Check in
9 a.m. — Program begins
10:30 a.m. — Program concludes

CHECK IN:
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• Seating is first-come, first-served. Guests are encouraged to arrive early; overflow seating may be available.

ABOUT THE BRIDGE:

The Bridge is a series of conversations bringing together bipartisan lawmakers to discuss their areas of agreement at the Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg Center in Washington, D.C.

ABOUT HOPKINS BLOOMBERG CENTER:
The Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg Center pairs the power of 150 years of research leadership with a deep commitment to democracy and government partnership. We bring together academic experts, global leaders, policymakers, and the next generation of innovators to transform cutting-edge research into impact.