About 53% of the public is in favor of Congress’ taking action to cap the out-of-pocket cost of insulin, according to a recent poll from the Kaiser Family Foundation.
pay more than $35 per month — or $420 a year — for the lifesaving medication. Patients usually need to buy multiple vials a month to maintain their health, which can sometimes cause costs to skyrocket.
Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer, D-N.Y., vowed to bring the measure back up for a vote this fall.on Monday. “We’re going to come back and make them vote on that again." “Some ideas take years to make their way into law but get there,” said Tricia Neuman, a Medicare expert with the Kaiser Family Foundation. Neumanpublished last month that detailed how the Senate's reconciliation bill could affect both people on Medicare and people on private insurance.
McCook works as a veterinarian, and he is able to get his daughter insulin through his employee health insurance, but not before he shells out the $6,000 a year his plan requires before his insurance begins to pay.
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