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118th Congress Health

S. 146: Cap Insulin Prices Act

Introduced

  1. Introduced (completed)Jan 30, 2023
  2. Passed Senate (not reached)
  3. Passed House (not reached)
  4. To the President (not reached)
  5. Became law (not reached)

Summary

Introduced in Senate, Jan 30, 2023

This bill reduces cost-sharing for insulin under private health insurance and the Medicare prescription drug benefit.

Specifically, the bill caps cost-sharing under private health insurance for a month's supply of selected insulin products at $25 or 25% of a plan's negotiated price (after any price concessions), whichever is less, beginning in 2024.

The bill caps cost-sharing under the Medicare prescription drug benefit for a month's supply insulin products at $25 beginning in 2024. The current cap on insulin products under Medicare is $35 per month.

Written by the Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress.

Roll calls

0 votes on this bill

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Amendments

0 offered

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Cosponsors

1

Bipartisan support.

Who scored on this bill

6 points earned
  1. 1Joshua Hawley R-MO SponsorIntroduced, drew cross-party cosponsors2 events+6
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History

  1. Jan 30, 2023Introduced in the Senate by Joshua Hawley.
Show the full action history (3 actions)
  1. Jun 12, 2024Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 118-558.
  2. Jan 30, 2023Introduced in Senate
  3. Jan 30, 2023Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.