But when we have conversations about insulin affordability, it is important for us not to assume a middle-class insured norm for the American population.
We must continue to protect and strengthen the Affordable Care Act.
I founded the Senate Diabetes Caucus some 21 years ago after meeting in Maine with a family whose 10-year-old son had type 1 diabetes.
The sensitivity to that out-of-pocket cost for the insulin-depending patient is extraordinarily important.
I view with significant concern the public health benefit of Medicaid expansion and the real risks of reduced coverage.
No senior should have to go without life-saving medication.
No senior should have to ration their insulin or choose between medication and food, simply because of the price of their medications.
I am committed to continuing to dig into this issue, but I will tell you, it is the most complex web that I have ever seen.
It is astonishing that for a drug approaching 100 years old and that is serving millions of Americans that we do not see a proliferation of ...
I want to thank our witnesses for giving us the kind of information we are going to need to take action on this issue or range of issues.
I live in a state where the Governor signed legislation to expand Medicaid, thankfully. Seven hundred thousand people, more than 700,000, ha...