Valley Central by Brice Helms 5/24/2021
On May 24, the Texas State House of Representatives voted to pass a Texas State Senate bill that could cap the out-of-pocket cost of insulin.
The bill, Senate Bill 827 (SB 827), caps the copay for insured people with diabetes at $25 for a 30 day supply.
“Prices of insulin have been skyrocketing, literally, to the point where it’s unaffordable,” said Dr. James Castillo, the Cameron County health authority.
A study from the American Diabetes Association shows that “the average list price of insulin has skyrocketed in recent years, nearly tripling between 2002 and 2013”.
Castillo said that those soaring prices have caused some patients to make some tough choices regarding their health.
“Some patients will even not take as much insulin as their doctors ordered to try in order to make that supply last longer to try and save money, but in the long run that’s bad for their health,” Castillo said.
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https://www.valleycentral.com/news/local-news/texas-legislature-passes-insulin-copay-cap/
