Shaheen Says Insulin Cost Caps Bill Must Wait Until After Elections

By Gabrielle Wanneh / September 21, 2022 at 4:11 PM
A bill to cap the monthly cost of insulin for people with private insurance will have to wait until after midterm elections for a vote, according to Sen. Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), who wrote the bill with Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME). In the meantime, the bipartisan duo is updating the bill, though Shaheen’s office did not say what those changes entail. The Improving Needed Safeguards for Users of Lifesaving Insulin Now (INSULIN) Act, introduced in June, would cap monthly insulin costs...


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