California legislation that would limit the cost of a 30-day supply of insulin to $35 has passed the state Senate.
Senate Bill 90, sponsored by the American Diabetes Association and presented by Sen. Scott Wiener (D-San Francisco), was approved unanimously by the Senate May 22. The bill is now under consideration in the state’s Assembly.
“More than 37 million Americans have diabetes, a disease for which there is no cure. Many of these individuals, an estimated 8.4 million, require insulin to live,” said Lisa Murdock, Chief Advocacy Officer for the American Diabetes Association, in a January statement. “Unfortunately, the sky-rocketing prices for insulin have made this life-saving medication out of reach for many.”…