$35 monthly insulin cap: Republicans decry how White House, Dems plan to pay for it

As the House preps to vote on a $35 monthly insulin cap later today (the Senate has plans for a vote next month too), there remain several outstanding questions on how the uninsured will be covered, how Democrats plan to pay for the cap and what the after-effects might be (i.e. will this cap be offset by premium increases?).

Kicking off discussion on the White House-backed cap Wednesday, the House Rules Committee split almost evenly along party lines. Democrats called for something to be done to stop people from rationing their lifesaving insulin due to price, while Republicans have sought other plans to lower insulin costs, including market-based solutions like biosimilars, which have struggled to take off so far, or providing PBM rebates directly to patients.