CMS Expects $35-A-Month Insulin To Be Available In 50 States

Medicare beneficiaries in all states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico are expected to able to buy insurance that caps monthly insulin premiums at $35, for an average annual savings of $446 for the approximate 1.3 million beneficiaries who could benefit from the demo, CMS said Tuesday (May 26). The capped insulin costs are part of a Medicare demonstration, announced March 11 , that has been in the works since last year. The demo covers all insulin products, including...