No one in this country should have to pay hundreds of dollars for insulin. But unfortunately, that's the reality for too many Americans:
Our Build Back Better Act that we passed out of the House includes an important provision to finally cap the out-of-pocket cost for a patient's monthly insulin prescription at $35. This policy will change lives and save them too — which is why Rep. Cori Bush and I are leading a group of 100 of our House colleagues in urging the Senate to pass this critical bill as soon as possible.
We can hold Big Pharma accountable for their deadly price gouging on insulin by sending the Build Back Better Act to President Biden's desk. Can you help fuel our work to keep the pressure on the Senate by chipping in $3 today so we can finally invest in working people?
Here's what we're specifically calling on the Senate to do:
1. Maintain our House provision in the Build Back Better Act that caps the cost for a patient's monthly insulin prescription at $35 for all Medicare beneficiaries and privately insured people — making insulin affordable for the 32 million insured Americans with diabetes.
2. Amend the bill to speed up the implementation of this life-saving provision by allowing these life-saving changes to take effect next year instead of 2023.
3. Extend the $35 monthly insulin payment cap to uninsured people so no person, regardless of coverage, ever dies due to insulin rationing again.
Majorities of Democrats, Republicans, and independents support lower drug prices, including an insulin price cap. The voters who delivered the White House, the Senate, and the House to Democrats are counting on us to deliver — let's get this done.
We can no longer let Big Pharma profit from a medication that millions of Americans depend on to survive. If you're still with me in this fight, chip in $3 today to make sure the Senate answers our call and passes the Build Back Better Act without delay.
In solidarity,
Pramila
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