Bipartisan Duo Tapped to Build Support for Insulin Cap Plan (1)

March 22, 2022, 8:58 PM UTCUpdated: March 22, 2022, 9:40 PM UTC

Senate Democratic leaders are turning to a bipartisan duo to garner Republican support for legislation to cap what Americans pay for insulin.

Sens. Susan Collins (R-Maine) and Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.) are working to craft legislation in collaboration with Sen. Raphael Warnock (D-Ga.), who introduced a bill (S. 3700) that would cap what Americans with insurance pay for insulin at $35 per month, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) told reporters Tuesday.

Schumer said he wants to put the measure up for a vote on the Senate floor after the two-week recess in April.

A bipartisan proposal “has a ...

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