Democrats tried to create a price cap on consumers' insulin costs. Senate Republicans voted to kill it. (via MaddowBlog)
As part of the painfully difficult process of passing the Inflation Reduction Act, the Senate had to go through something popularly known as the “vote-a-rama.” Long story short, because lawmakers were utilizing the budget reconciliation process, members were allowed to introduce a seemingly endless number of amendments to the underlying bill.
Note, a $35 copay cap on the price of insulin for Medicare recipients survived the process, but those covered by private insurers won’t get the benefit.
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