Maher legislation would lower cost of insulin

Posted 3/7/23

Assemblyman Brian Maher (R,C-Walden) is co-sponsoring legislation introduced by Assembly Member Phara Souffrant Forrest (D-57th AD) to lower the out-of-pocket costs for patients who rely on insulin …

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Maher legislation would lower cost of insulin

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Assemblyman Brian Maher (R,C-Walden) is co-sponsoring legislation introduced by Assembly Member Phara Souffrant Forrest (D-57th AD) to lower the out-of-pocket costs for patients who rely on insulin (A.4141). The bill would lower the cost-sharing cap from $100 to $30 each month. This would impact the lives of 2.1 million New Yorkers who have diabetes.

“Insulin is an essential life-saving treatment for diabetes, but its costs have become unsustainable for many patients, leaving many to ration out what insulin they can afford to the detriment of their health. We must lower the cap on out-of-pocket insulin costs for the sake of millions of New Yorkers,” said Maher. “Families with more than one loved one with diabetes can pay thousands of dollars, even with health insurance, just to pay for this important medicine. In other cases, we’re finding that seniors with limited incomes sometime choose between their insulin and whether or not to eat. ”