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Hochul wants to lower insulin costs

Jan 03, 2024 12:43 pm

Jamie DeLine reports at News10 that Gov. Kathy Hochul gives her State of the State speech on Jan. 9, Hochul's staff is starting to tell the press what issues she will focus on, and insulin is one. Hochul is proposing a bill to ban co-pays for insulin on certain insurance plans. Hochul said, “This will be the most expansive insulin cost-sharing prohibition in the nation. It will give financial relief for 1.6 million New Yorkers." Dr. Pasquale Passarella, Assistant Professor of Medicine and facility member of Albany Medical Center, said, “The cost of a vial of insulin can vary— and I’m taking this from GoodRX, anywhere from $30 up to $130 per vial. A single vial of insulin may last someone a couple days up to a few weeks.” Read more about this story at News10.