每日英语听力外刊精读(往期@20230305):制药商礼来公司表示将把胰岛素价格下调70%


文本选自:The Guardian(卫报)
作者:Unknown
原文标题:Drugmaker Eli Lilly says it will cut insulin prices by 70%
原文发布时间:2 Mar. 2023
Drugmaker Eli Lilly says it will cut insulin prices by 70%
Eli Lilly will cut list prices by 70% for its most commonly prescribed forms of insulin, Humalog and Humulin, beginning from the fourth quarter of this year, the drugmaker said on Wednesday. The move comes amid criticism of healthcare companies by US lawmakers over rising costs of insulin, with Joe Biden's signature Inflation Reduction Act including a $35 cap on insulin for those enrolled in Medicare health insurance plans.
"While we could wait for Congress to act or the healthcare system in general to apply that standard, we're just applying it ourselves," the company's chief executive, Dave Ricks, told CNN in an interview. The drugmaker will also lower the price of its non-branded insulin injection Lispro to $25 a vial and expand its Insulin Value Program, under which the $35 cap will apply to about 85% of US pharmacies. Ricks said patients using other pharmacies that do not participate in the program can get a rebate through the drugmaker's website.
He said the price cuts "should be the new standard in America" and called on other companies and stakeholders "to meet up at this point". "Insulin has become such a pivotal issue because of affordability," Ricks said. About 8.4 million of the 37 million people in the United States with diabetes use insulin, according to the American Diabetes Association. Eli Lilly, along with Sanofi and Novo Nordisk, makes up 90% of the US market for insulin.
制药商礼来公司表示将把胰岛素价格下调70%

精听党背景导读
美国医药巨头礼来公司当地时间周三表示,从今年第四季度开始,其最常用的畅销胰岛素产品Humalog以及Humulin的市场标价将下调70%,此举可能有助于数百万美国人负担得起药物。这家总部位于印第安纳波利斯市的医药巨头还将把旗下畅销的Lispro胰岛素注射剂的价格降至每瓶25美元,并扩大其“胰岛素价值计划”,使一些胰岛素现有的35美元上限适用于大约85%的美国药店。
文本选自:The Guardian(卫报)作者:Unknown原文标题:Drugmaker Eli Lilly says it will cut insulin prices by 70%原文发布时间:2 Mar. 2023关键词:制药商 胰岛素 降价
精听党带着问题听
1. 如何理解第一段的“vial”?2.“退还税款”用英语可以怎么表达?3. 美国目前有多少糖尿病患者?
精听党选段赏析
标题解读
Drugmaker Eli Lilly says it will cut insulin prices by 70%
制药商礼来公司表示将把胰岛素价格下调70%
drugmaker n. 制药者;制药商;
insulin n. 胰岛素;
段一
Eli Lilly will cut list prices by 70% for its most commonly prescribed forms of insulin, Humalog and Humulin, beginning from the fourth quarter of this year, the drugmaker said on Wednesday. The move comes amid criticism of healthcare companies by US lawmakers over rising costs of insulin, with Joe Biden’s signature Inflation Reduction Act including a $35 cap on insulin for those enrolled in Medicare health insurance plans.
list prices 目录价格;标价;
prescribed adj. 处方的;1. prescribe v. 给……开(药),让……采用(疗法);开处方;
The physician prescribes medication. 内科医生开出药方。
criticism n. 批评,批判;意见;评论,评价;
signature n. 签名,署名;签字,签署;
cap n.(可用或可借资金的)最高限额;1. The government has placed a cap on local council spending. 政府给地方议会的经费支出规定了最高限额。
enroll vt.(使)加入;注册;登记;1. to enroll in a course 注册学习一门课程;
参考译文
美国礼来制药公司周三宣布,从今年第四季度开始,该公司最常用的胰岛素处方药优泌乐和优泌林的价格将下调70%。此举出台之际,美国立法者正批评医疗保健公司不断上涨的胰岛素成本。乔·拜登签署的《通货膨胀抑制法案》包括,对参加医疗保险计划的人,胰岛素价格上限为35美元。
段二
“While we could wait for Congress to act or the healthcare system in general to apply that standard, we’re just applying it ourselves,” the company’s chief executive, Dave Ricks, told CNN in an interview. The drugmaker will also lower the price of its non-branded insulin injection Lispro to $25 a vial and expand its Insulin Value Program, under which the $35 cap will apply to about 85% of US pharmacies. Ricks said patients using other pharmacies that do not participate in the program can get a rebate through the drugmaker’s website.
wait for 等待;等候;
chief executive 首席执行官;董事长;
lower vt. 减少;降低;1. The Central Bank has lowered interest rates by 2 percent. 中央银行已经降低了2%的利率。
non-branded adj. 无品牌的;
injection n. 注射;注射剂;
vial n.(装香水、药水等的)小瓶;
participate in 参加;参与;1. She didn't participate in the discussion. 她没有参加讨论。
rebate n. 退还款;折扣,返还(退还的部分货价);折扣;1. a tax rebate 退还税款;2. Buyers are offered a cash rebate. 购买者享受现金折扣。
参考译文
礼来制药公司首席执行官戴夫·瑞克斯在接受美国有线电视新闻网采访时表示:“虽然我们可以等待国会采取行动,或者等待整个医疗系统应用这一标准,但我们现在只是自己在应用它。” 礼来制药公司还将把无品牌的赖脯胰岛素注射剂(商品名:优泌乐)的价格降至每瓶25美元,并扩大其胰岛素价值计划,在该计划下,35美元的上限将适用于大约85%的美国药店。瑞克斯说,在其他没有参与该计划的药店购药的患者可以通过制药商的网站获得回扣。
段三
He said the price cuts “should be the new standard in America” and called on other companies and stakeholders “to meet up at this point”. “Insulin has become such a pivotal issue because of affordability,” Ricks said. About 8.4 million of the 37 million people in the United States with diabetes use insulin, according to the American Diabetes Association. Eli Lilly, along with Sanofi and Novo Nordisk, makes up 90% of the US market for insulin.
call on 邀请,要求;请求;号召;呼吁;1. I now call on the chairman to address the meeting. 现在请主席向大会致辞。
pivotal adj. 关键性的;核心的;1. a pivotal role in European affairs 在欧洲事务中的关键作用;
affordability n. 可购性,负担能力;
make up 形成;构成;1. Women make up 56% of the student numbers. 女生占学生人数的56%。
参考译文
瑞克斯表示,降价“应该成为美国的新标准”,并呼吁其他公司和利益相关者“在这一点上达成共识”。瑞克斯说:“由于负担不起药费,胰岛素已经成为一个关键问题。”根据美国糖尿病协会的数据,美国3700万糖尿病患者中约有840万人使用胰岛素。礼来、赛诺菲与诺和诺德占据了美国胰岛素市场90%的份额。
精听党每日单词
list prices
 目录价格;标价;
drugmaker
 /ˈdrʌɡˌmekər/ n. 制药者;制药商;
insulin
/ˈɪnsəlɪn/ n. 胰岛素;
prescribed
/prɪˈskraɪbd/ adj. 处方的;
criticism
/ˈkrɪtɪsɪzəm/ n. 批评,批判;意见;评论,评价;
signature
/ˈsɪɡnətʃər/ n. 签名,署名;签字,签署;
cap
/kæp/ n.(可用或可借资金的)最高限额;
enroll
/ɪnˈroʊl/ vt.(使)加入;注册;登记;
wait for
 等待;等候;
chief executive
 首席执行官;董事长;
lower
/ˈloʊər/ vt. 减少;降低;
non-branded
/ˈnoʊn ˈbrændɪd/ adj. 无品牌的;
injection
/ɪnˈdʒekʃ(ə)n/ n. 注射;注射剂;
vial
 /ˈvaɪəl/ n.(装香水、药水等的)小瓶;
participate in
 参加;参与;
rebate
/ˈriːbeɪt/ n. 退还款;折扣,返还(退还的部分货价);折扣;
call on
 邀请,要求;请求;号召;呼吁;
pivotal
/ˈpɪvət(ə)l/ adj. 关键性的;核心的;
affordability
/əˌfɔːrdəˈbɪləti/ n. 可购性,负担能力;
make up
 形成;构成;
精听党文化拓展
据《福布斯》报道,礼来公司参与胰岛素生产的历史可以追溯到一个多世纪以前,它在上世纪20年代成为第一家大规模生产用于治疗糖尿病的胰岛素的公司。如今,该公司生产几种不同的胰岛素产品,由于美国和国外的价格下降,其收入在2022年同比下降了10%以上。
近年来,礼来公司在其胰岛素产品的定价方面受到了不少批评。今年1月,美国加州总检察长对礼来和其他胰岛素制造商提起诉讼,指控这些公司利用其市场影响力向糖尿病患者收取过高的胰岛素费用。其他多个州也提起了类似的诉讼。礼来公司则否认了这些指控。
在礼来做出这个宣告之后,美国糖尿病协会发表了一份声明,赞扬礼来的降价。该协会首席执行官Chuck Henderson说:“我们赞赏礼来公司采取的重要措施来限制其胰岛素的成本分摊,我们鼓励其他胰岛素制造商也这样做。”
礼来董事长兼首席执行官David Ricks在一份新闻稿中说:“我们今天宣布的大幅降价应该会对美国糖尿病患者产生真正的影响。”
近十几年来,礼来、诺和诺德和赛诺菲等制药商大幅提高了胰岛素产品的价格。根据美国糖尿病协会的数据,制药商此前将胰岛素定价为每一小瓶275美元以上,在过去20年里价格上涨了1200%。
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Wasting time is robbing oneself.
浪费时间就是掠夺自己。
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