Capito Supports Bill to Cap Monthly Insulin Costs at $35

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Recently, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) announced her co-sponsorship of the Improving Needed Safeguards for Users of Lifesaving Insulin Now (INSULIN) Act, legislation that would cap the monthly out-of-pocket cost of insulin at $35 for Americans on private and employer-sponsored insurance and create a pilot program to provide insulin at the same cost to Americans without insurance. The legislation is led by U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.) and Susan Collins (R-Maine).

“For years, West Virginia has been deeply impacted by diabetes and the rising cost of insulin,” Senator Capito said. “By limiting out-of-pocket insulin costs for individuals with private or employer-sponsored insurance, we can bring immediate financial relief to millions of Americans—including many West Virginians.”