California Gov. Gavin Newsom has vetoed a bill aimed at limiting the price of insulin. The bill would have banned health plans and disability insurance policies from charging more than $35 for a 30-day supply of insulin.
tens of thousands of diabetic Californians trapped in the terrible choice between buying insulin and buying food.”
“This is a missed opportunity that will force them to wait months or years for relief from the skyrocketing costs of medical care when they could have had it immediately,” Wiener said in a news release.
The solution, isn’t to shift the problem to insurance companies that will shift right back to consumers. Surely you don’t need to be reminded how these insurance companies treat those with “Existing conditions”?
This isn’t a good solution. The good solution, is for insulin to not be that expensive in the first place that you need an insurance company to finance it for you. Which California is working towards with their state-sponsored production.
How do you not see the hypocrisy of forcing a cap on the insurance companies, rather than the producers?
If you want to go the insurance route, diabetics shouldn’t have pay a god damn cent for insulin if they have insurance. Then, you can talk about everyone paying “a few extra cents”
The insurance route isn’t going to lead you there. And not for a few extra cents either. The cost will primarily be past down on those with diabetes increasing their premiums more than others.
The insurance companies are the entire reason why medical bills are so expensive in the first place. They are not the solution. They are the problem.
The article pointed out that his excuse is weak:
Why is that an excuse to begin with? Less of an excuse and more or a reason.
The reason is simple. The price of the insulin from the insurance companies is capped at 35 for a 30 day supply.
So they will just increase the price of their insurance and nothing has changed.
The article could just as well speculate that this relief will be shortlived and only last for 1 month until they raise the cost in other ways
No, the diabetics get it cheaper and the rest of us pay a few extra cents. Exactly how insurance works.
The solution, isn’t to shift the problem to insurance companies that will shift right back to consumers. Surely you don’t need to be reminded how these insurance companies treat those with “Existing conditions”?
This isn’t a good solution. The good solution, is for insulin to not be that expensive in the first place that you need an insurance company to finance it for you. Which California is working towards with their state-sponsored production.
How do you not see the hypocrisy of forcing a cap on the insurance companies, rather than the producers?
If you want to go the insurance route, diabetics shouldn’t have pay a god damn cent for insulin if they have insurance. Then, you can talk about everyone paying “a few extra cents”
I agree diabetics shouldn’t have to pay for their insulin. Let’s do that and pay a few extra cents.
The insurance route isn’t going to lead you there. And not for a few extra cents either. The cost will primarily be past down on those with diabetes increasing their premiums more than others.
The insurance companies are the entire reason why medical bills are so expensive in the first place. They are not the solution. They are the problem.