Diabetics and healthcare advocates rally on November 14, 2019--World Diabetes Day--in New York City as part of the Lower Drug Prices Now Campaign's National Day of Action. (Photo: Erik McGregor/LightRocket via Getty Images)
Nov 23, 2021
As a new survey published Tuesday showed overwhelming support among American voters for capping the cost of insulin at $35 per month, progressive U.S. lawmakers underscored what they insisted is the Senate's imperative to include a provision allowing Medicare to negotiate lower drug prices in its version of the Build Back Better budget reconciliation bill.
The Data for Progress poll found that 87% of all respondents--including 94% of self-described Democrats, 84% of Independents, and 82% of Republicans--"strongly" or "somewhat" favor the insulin price cap.
Writing for Data for Progress, Sen. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) noted that the House version of the Build Back Better Act, which was passed last week, "will allow Medicare to negotiate the prices of certain pharmaceuticals, including insulin."
\u201cNEW POLL: An overwhelming majority of voters support capping insulin costs at $35 per month \u2014 a proposal included in the Build Back Better Act.\n\nThat includes Independents by a +76-point margin and Republicans by a +71-point margin.\u201d— Data for Progress (@Data for Progress) 1637687244
"It also creates a cap so that no one pays more than $35 per month for insulin," he continued. "Let me say that again: House Democrats just passed a cap on the price of insulin at $35 per month--and now it's time for the Senate to get it done."
"American families currently pay thousands of dollars a year for their insulin, far more than any other nation," said Wyden, "even though its estimated cost of manufacturing is just $2.28 to $6.34 per vial, the sticker price for a single vial of insulin is $300. That's hundreds of dollars a month out of the pockets of millions of families in Oregon and families across the country for a drug that's been around for decades due to the uncontrolled greed of the pharmaceutical industry."
"The effects are disastrous," he added. "For instance, one quarter of Americans with Type 1 diabetes ration their insulin due to its exorbitant costs. By capping the price of insulin at $35 per month, the Build Back Better Act can help millions of Americans get the insulin they need at a price they can afford."
\u201cThe Build Back Better Act will cap out-of-pocket insulin costs at $35 per month. \n\nThinking of Alec Smith, a Minnesota restaurant manager who tragically passed away because he couldn\u2019t afford the cost of his insulin.\n\nThis insulin cap is for him and so many others.\u201d— Rep. Ilhan Omar (@Rep. Ilhan Omar) 1637681458
Senate Budget Committee Chair Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) tweeted Tuesday that "insulin should not cost 10 times as much in the United States as it does in Canada. Period."
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As a new survey published Tuesday showed overwhelming support among American voters for capping the cost of insulin at $35 per month, progressive U.S. lawmakers underscored what they insisted is the Senate's imperative to include a provision allowing Medicare to negotiate lower drug prices in its version of the Build Back Better budget reconciliation bill.
The Data for Progress poll found that 87% of all respondents--including 94% of self-described Democrats, 84% of Independents, and 82% of Republicans--"strongly" or "somewhat" favor the insulin price cap.
Writing for Data for Progress, Sen. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) noted that the House version of the Build Back Better Act, which was passed last week, "will allow Medicare to negotiate the prices of certain pharmaceuticals, including insulin."
\u201cNEW POLL: An overwhelming majority of voters support capping insulin costs at $35 per month \u2014 a proposal included in the Build Back Better Act.\n\nThat includes Independents by a +76-point margin and Republicans by a +71-point margin.\u201d— Data for Progress (@Data for Progress) 1637687244
"It also creates a cap so that no one pays more than $35 per month for insulin," he continued. "Let me say that again: House Democrats just passed a cap on the price of insulin at $35 per month--and now it's time for the Senate to get it done."
"American families currently pay thousands of dollars a year for their insulin, far more than any other nation," said Wyden, "even though its estimated cost of manufacturing is just $2.28 to $6.34 per vial, the sticker price for a single vial of insulin is $300. That's hundreds of dollars a month out of the pockets of millions of families in Oregon and families across the country for a drug that's been around for decades due to the uncontrolled greed of the pharmaceutical industry."
"The effects are disastrous," he added. "For instance, one quarter of Americans with Type 1 diabetes ration their insulin due to its exorbitant costs. By capping the price of insulin at $35 per month, the Build Back Better Act can help millions of Americans get the insulin they need at a price they can afford."
\u201cThe Build Back Better Act will cap out-of-pocket insulin costs at $35 per month. \n\nThinking of Alec Smith, a Minnesota restaurant manager who tragically passed away because he couldn\u2019t afford the cost of his insulin.\n\nThis insulin cap is for him and so many others.\u201d— Rep. Ilhan Omar (@Rep. Ilhan Omar) 1637681458
Senate Budget Committee Chair Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) tweeted Tuesday that "insulin should not cost 10 times as much in the United States as it does in Canada. Period."
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As a new survey published Tuesday showed overwhelming support among American voters for capping the cost of insulin at $35 per month, progressive U.S. lawmakers underscored what they insisted is the Senate's imperative to include a provision allowing Medicare to negotiate lower drug prices in its version of the Build Back Better budget reconciliation bill.
The Data for Progress poll found that 87% of all respondents--including 94% of self-described Democrats, 84% of Independents, and 82% of Republicans--"strongly" or "somewhat" favor the insulin price cap.
Writing for Data for Progress, Sen. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) noted that the House version of the Build Back Better Act, which was passed last week, "will allow Medicare to negotiate the prices of certain pharmaceuticals, including insulin."
\u201cNEW POLL: An overwhelming majority of voters support capping insulin costs at $35 per month \u2014 a proposal included in the Build Back Better Act.\n\nThat includes Independents by a +76-point margin and Republicans by a +71-point margin.\u201d— Data for Progress (@Data for Progress) 1637687244
"It also creates a cap so that no one pays more than $35 per month for insulin," he continued. "Let me say that again: House Democrats just passed a cap on the price of insulin at $35 per month--and now it's time for the Senate to get it done."
"American families currently pay thousands of dollars a year for their insulin, far more than any other nation," said Wyden, "even though its estimated cost of manufacturing is just $2.28 to $6.34 per vial, the sticker price for a single vial of insulin is $300. That's hundreds of dollars a month out of the pockets of millions of families in Oregon and families across the country for a drug that's been around for decades due to the uncontrolled greed of the pharmaceutical industry."
"The effects are disastrous," he added. "For instance, one quarter of Americans with Type 1 diabetes ration their insulin due to its exorbitant costs. By capping the price of insulin at $35 per month, the Build Back Better Act can help millions of Americans get the insulin they need at a price they can afford."
\u201cThe Build Back Better Act will cap out-of-pocket insulin costs at $35 per month. \n\nThinking of Alec Smith, a Minnesota restaurant manager who tragically passed away because he couldn\u2019t afford the cost of his insulin.\n\nThis insulin cap is for him and so many others.\u201d— Rep. Ilhan Omar (@Rep. Ilhan Omar) 1637681458
Senate Budget Committee Chair Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) tweeted Tuesday that "insulin should not cost 10 times as much in the United States as it does in Canada. Period."
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