193 House Republicans vote to keep insulin prices high

[turbinetree]

By Emily Singer -April 1, 2022 11:00 AM

Only 12 Republicans in the House of Representatives joined all Democrats to vote for the Affordable Insulin Now Act.

Nearly all House Republicans on Thursday night voted against a bill that would dramatically lower the cost of insulin, the life-saving diabetes drug that has skyrocketed in price in recent years.

The House passed the Affordable Insulin Now Act by a vote of 232-193, with every Democrat and just 12 Republicans voting for the bill. If enacted, the bill would cap the price for a month supply of the drug at $35, or 25% of the negotiated insurance price.

According to the website GoodRx Health, the average price for insulin spiked by 54% between 2014 and 2019, an increase that's led to insulin rationing, a dangerous and sometimes deadly tactic in which diabetics use less insulin than needed in order to avoid depleting their supply of the expensive drug.

Published with permission of The American Independent Foundation.

https://americanindependent.com/affordable-insulin-now-act-build-back-better-republicans-democrats-house-representatives-prices/

Hey fascist loving Cathy Rodger's got a couple of questions for you.
Do your parents use Medicare Part D? Yes / No
Do you support Medicare or are you all in on greed?
Do you get taxpayer funded health care after you get tenure?

Well we are waiting.......don't let the door hit you and the 193 fascist loving oligarch supporters in the ass..... and they say you people are going to take back the house and senate.....

[ultralite001]

1. Come time to vote...

Let us not forget...

That is all...

[Lovie777]

2. Has corporate media covered this? . ...

I accidently turned on the news therein a GQP women politician was spouting all kinds of bullshit, I had to turn.

[TheRealNorth]

3. Given that POC have higher rates of diabetes...

With African Americans having a rate almost twice that of whites, the GOP knows exactly what it is doing.

[Freddie]

4. Names please?

Willing to bet that Mr. Moderate Independent (so he says) Brian Fitzpatrick (PA 01) was one of the 12 in his eternal effort to appear reasonable.

[Freddie]

5. Here's the list

[link:https://www.businessinsider.com/house-republicans-voted-biden-build-back-better-prescription-drugs-insulin-2022

Yes indeed my Congressman actually did the right thing for once.

[turbinetree]

6. It has a error message 404

[Freddie]

11. Try this link

[link:https://news.yahoo.com/most-house-republicans-vote-against-114646644

[turbinetree]

13. Wado................thank you

[Nittersing]

7. This bill only caps the co-pay

Here's some things this bill WON'T do:
1.) lower the actual price of insulin
2.) protect the uninsured
3.) lower out-of-pocket payments for many diabetics
4.) save the system money

[turbinetree]

9. If enacted, the bill would cap the price for a month supply of the drug at $35,

or 25% of the negotiated insurance price.

I do not know how much insulin costs my brother -n- law who has to have insulin ....but this is what I found on Goodrx

https://www.goodrx.com/healthcare-access/research/how-much-does-insulin-cost-compare-brands

[sakabatou]

8. Once again, Republicans would rather let people die than actually help

[Diamond_Dog]

10. Rethugs remain wedded to the idea

That healthcare is a MARKET and MARKET PRICES must prevail!

How can anyone with any health issues whatsoever vote GOP?

[spanone]

12. The 22 election ads are writing themselves.

Keep it up cons.

[mzmolly]

14. And they vote against universal health care.

Bastards.