LANSING, MI-- State Representative Sara Cambensy has co-sponsored a bill that would cap what insurance companies can charge people for insulin in Michigan.
The bill sets the maximum chargeable price at $100 per 30-day supply. That’s regardless of the amount or type of insulin needed to fill the prescription.
Cambensy says she grew up with diabetes, and often worried about how much insulin she had left and how far away she was from it. She says the legislation would give diabetics certainty in pricing month-to-month.
The bill would also require the Michigan Attorney General to investigate and submit a report on insulin pricing practices and policy recommendations to protect consumers.
Democratic Representative John Chirkun of Roseville is the bill’s co-sponsor.
