Insulin gets a step closer to $35 cap as House passes measures
The House on a 232-193 vote Thursday passed the Affordable Insulin Now Act, limiting the out-of-pocket costs insured patients will pay for the medicine. The legislation signals Democrats are trying to make good on a central campaign promise after a large social spending bill tanked. But the legislation still faces uncertain prospects in the evenly dividedThe House on Thursday passed the Affordable Insulin Now Act, limiting the out-of-pocket expenditures made by insured patients.
"Far too many diabetics are being forced to ration their doses and some are skipping them altogether because they can't afford the medicine they need," Massachusetts Democratic Representative Lori Trahan said during a floor speech Thursday., had hoped to pass the insulin price cap in their Build Back Better initiative, an expansive bill that included funding for long-standing environmental and social priorities.
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