Bipartisan Senators Extend Insulin Cap, Ease Burden

0:00On March 25, a bipartisan group of senators has struck a deal to extend the $35 cap on insulin prices aiming to ease the burden for. Americans with diabetes. The effort is led by Democrat Jean Shaheen from New Hampshire, working with Republicans Susan Collins from Maine and John Kennedy from Louisiana, plus Democrat Raphael Warnock from Georgia. The plan builds on the existing cap by launching a pilot program in 10 states. There, uninsured patients could buy insulin at the reduced price. Officials at the Health and Human Services Department would choose those states based on rates of new diabetes diagnoses among people without. Coverage. Lawmakers highlight how crushing costs force families to make tough choices, like rationing doses that can turn deadly. In states like Louisiana and Maine, this hits hard with community health centers poised to expand access to added funding. Past bipartisan pushes stall two years ago amid heated debates over bigger health laws, but momentum is building now.

1:01The team is lining up more co-sponsors and eyeing a spot on must pass legislation by year's end. Support from Senate Majority Leader John Thune and President Donald Trump could seal the deal, delivering lasting affordability to millions touched by. This chronic condition.