House votes to cap cost of insulin at $35

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

Source: ABC News

Congress could soon send to the president's desk a bill that would cap the cost of the lifesaving drug insulin at $35 per month -- a move that could significantly reduce and rein in out-of-pocket drug costs for millions of Americans with diabetes.

The House approved the bill Thursday by a vote of 232-193, with 12 Republicans joining all Democrats in support.

The bill now heads to the Senate, and it could be taken up in the upper chamber in a matter of weeks if there is bipartisan agreement.

Experts say it costs less than $10 a vial to manufacture, yet there are still American families with insurance paying hundreds of dollars per vial of insulin.


Read more: https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/house-votes-to-cap-cost-of-insulin-at-35/ar-AAVJuLE

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So most of the GOP wants diabetics to pay more.

[C_U_L8R]

1. The GOP won't win the House

Even diehard magats might realize, every time they go to the pharmacy, that Republicans are not on their side.

[RKP5637]

3. One would think so, but they just seem so damn incurable. n/t

[Polybius]

31. I hope you're right

But I'd be shocked if they didn't win the House this November.

[RKP5637]

2. Great that some R's voted in favor, but this really illustrates what a grotesque bunch the

other R's are. They could care less about humanity. They are only interested in power and money. It always amazes me why often those with nothing vote for R's. I guess the propaganda is just so damn effective. Often the populace is their own worst enemy. ... I have so many WTF's each day.

[Evolve Dammit]

4. x 100,000!! Perfect summation.

[JohnSJ]

11. I suspect those republicans most likely are affected by diabetes either directly or indirectly

[RKP5637]

12. Yes, I think so too. n/t

[ShazzieB]

22. I agree.

Diabetes is becoming more and more common, and an awful lot of non‐diabetics like me are affected through having diabetic friends and/or relatives. It's only logical that there would have to be some Republicans in this club.

[L. Coyote]

5. 193 House Republicans just voted against

Link to tweet

[Liberty Belle]

14. Our worthless rep, Darrell Issa, voted no.

[krispos42]

6. This is excellent news

My nephew, age 8, was diagnosed was Type 1 diabetes last week.

This hits a lot of people right in their homes.

[Evolve Dammit]

8. Absolutley. National health care issue. We are the only country that does not negotiate drug prices

[LittleGirl]

26. My great niece was diagnosed at age 6. She's 8 now. Eom

[Ron Obvious]

7. More piecemeal solutions to a systemic problem n/t

[BumRushDaShow]

9. Here is the key piece from the OP article link that would need to happen

(snip)

Senate prospects for bill

Democrats, led by Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, have indicated that lowering the cost of insulin is a huge priority and they hope to have a bill on the floor as soon as next month. "I intend to put a proposal on the floor as soon as we can after Easter," Schumer said on the Senate floor last week.

Georgia Democratic Sen. Raphael Warnock has already introduced the Affordable Insulin Now Act in the Senate, which would similarly cap the cost of insulin at $35 per month. His bill has support from dozens of Democratic senators but no Republicans.

GOP Sen. Susan Collins is also working on a bipartisan measure with Democratic Sen. Jeanne Shaheen that would mirror the House's legislation to cap the cost of insulin to $35. However, the Collins-Shaheen bill is intended to be broader than Warnock’s $35 cap and would seek to lower the underlying cost of insulin.

Schumer said the final product in the Senate could include pieces from both proposals.

(snip)

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/house-votes-to-cap-cost-of-insulin-at-35/ar-AAVJuLE

Here is a link to Rev. Warnock's bill in the Senate - https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/senate-bill/3700/text

And note who are listed as co-sponsors on Warnock's bill - https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/senate-bill/3700/cosponsors

Cosponsor Date Cosponsored
Sen. Schumer, Charles E. [D-NY]* 02/17/2022
Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL]* 02/17/2022
Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR]* 02/17/2022
Sen. Bennet, Michael F. [D-CO]* 02/17/2022
Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT]* 02/17/2022
Sen. Baldwin, Tammy [D-WI]* 02/17/2022
Sen. Kelly, Mark [D-AZ]* 02/17/2022
Sen. Stabenow, Debbie [D-MI]* 02/17/2022
Sen. Reed, Jack [D-RI]* 02/17/2022
Sen. Van Hollen, Chris [D-MD]* 02/17/2022
Sen. Hirono, Mazie K. [D-HI]* 02/17/2022
Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN]* 02/17/2022
Sen. Murphy, Christopher [D-CT]* 02/17/2022
Sen. Hassan, Margaret Wood [D-NH]* 02/17/2022
Sen. Shaheen, Jeanne [D-NH]* 02/17/2022
Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ]* 02/17/2022
Sen. King, Angus S., Jr. [I-ME]* 02/17/2022
Sen. Smith, Tina [D-MN]* 02/17/2022
Sen. Padilla, Alex [D-CA]* 02/17/2022
Sen. Peters, Gary C. [D-MI] 03/02/2022
Sen. Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI] 03/02/2022
Sen. Rosen, Jacky [D-NV] 03/02/2022
Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH] 03/02/2022
Sen. Cortez Masto, Catherine [D-NV] 03/02/2022
Sen. Manchin, Joe, III [D-WV] 03/02/2022
Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR] 03/08/2022
Sen. Hickenlooper, John W. [D-CO] 03/10/2022
Sen. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ] 03/10/2022
Sen. Casey, Robert P., Jr. [D-PA] 03/10/2022
Sen. Sinema, Kyrsten [D-AZ] 03/17/2022
Sen. Duckworth, Tammy [D-IL] 03/22/2022
Sen. Heinrich, Martin [D-NM] 03/23/2022
Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA] 03/29/2022
Sen. Kaine, Tim [D-VA] 03/29/2022

Apparently whatever Shaheen and Collins are working on (Shaeen is Co-Chair of the Senate Diabetes Caucus) would probably be folded in to the above.

[drmeow]

10. Still too much! nt

[NCjack]

18. +1.

[sakabatou]

13. Once again, this shows that Repukes would rather have their money than actually save the populous.

[Grokenstein]

15. Buckle your seatbelts.

Here comes ten weeks of high-pitched shrieking about SOCIALISMIST MENDICINE!!! from the rightwankers.

[madamesilverspurs]

16. SO looking forward to getting rid of Ken Buck!

Here in Colorado's new 8th CD we have excellent Dems running for the seat, Tedesco and Caraveo. Both bring much, but pediatrician Yadiro Caraveo has a bit of an edge, and there's no way in hell she would have voted against the bill. In Buck's CD4 the magats are painted into the landscape, in spite of the candidacy of Dem Ike McCorkle who outdistances Buck in smarts, record, decency, integrity, ethics, sense and humanity; I won't miss being stuck with Buck. There are GOPers wanting the new seat, but at this point the Dems are slightly favored. We have our work cut out for us, but losing Buck is providing a bit of energy to our efforts.



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[DENVERPOPS]

17. If this makes it

The executives in the pharmaceutical industry will all be peeing their collective pants.........................as they should.

Next????? EPI, NARCAN, etc etc etc...........

The drug industry has quite literally ABUSED the U.S. Citizens far far too long, and gotten away with it, due to the Republican Party.......

[KS Toronado]

19. All 3 reQublicOn Reps from KS voted no.

Tracey Mann, Jake LaTurner, Ron Estes

[calimary]

20. Just remember: Republicans DON'T want to help you.

NONE of them voted for this.

Only Democrats seem interested in helping people, especially those in genuine need.

How Republicans get ANY votes at all, from ANYWHERE, is something I'll never entirely understand.

[Martin68]

21. House votes to defend the infirm weak against the strong money-maker.

Will a single Deplorable in the Senate vote for the same? I bet one or two of them have a parent or other family member who needs insulin to stay alive. Will they vote against those who can't afford that?

[wnylib]

23. I see that the drunken sex predator

for my NY district, Tom Reed, voted against it.

In 2019, he made a point of saying that he knows how important it is to bring down the cost of insulin because he has a child who is a type 1 diabetic. He claimed then that he supported an attempt to bring down the cost to $68 a month.

Guess $35 was too low for the sleezebag to vote yes.

[Cheezoholic]

24. Great, lets go after the test strips

You wanna kick some real corporate ass, go after the test strips.

[LittleGirl]

28. +1! Nt

[Ziggysmom]

25. Great news, but it just shifts the burden, doesn't curb corporate pharmaceutical company greed.

"The bill caps cost-sharing for a month's supply of insulin starting in 2023 at whichever amount is lower: $35, or 25% of a plan's negotiated price, according to the bill's text. The bill does not lower the overall price of insulin; it would likely shift more of the cost onto insurers and employers."

We need to address universal health care now and stop kicking the can down the road. Damn the Republicans!!

[LittleGirl]

27. I hope it passes

In the UK, insulin is free because you can’t live without it. Same with thyroid medication.
It can be done! It should be. Medicare for all!

[IronLionZion]

29. 0 Dems voted against

so that proves both parties are the same, no point voting, etc.

[kimbutgar]

30. Republicans want you to pay more for insulin

Another talking point to poke at the republicans every chance we get.

[Marthe48]

32. This will make a huge difference to many insulin dependant people

I've been aware for some time that diabetics are among those dependant on certain medicines have to make weekly decisions between medicine and food.

This cap will take some of the pressure off.