US Congress Falls Short in Plan to Cut Insulin Costs

By Human Rights Watch

Click to expand Image A woman fills a syringe with insulin at her home in the Los Angeles suburb of Commerce, California, April 29, 2019. © 2019 AP Photo/Reed Saxon United States Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer this week announced a vote on a bill that would cap out-of-pocket insulin costs for people with health insurance. While this bill could help millions of underinsured people in the US who struggle with high insulin costs, Congress should also protect those without health insurance. The Affordable Insulin Now Act, introduced last week by Senator Reverend Warnock of Georgia,…

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