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Anxious-Shapeshifter t1_j08fkfx wrote

Yes the republicans fought to strip it from the bill. Its why it took months longer to pass.

Currently, its only capped if you're on Medicare. Why? Because the government pays for it if you're on Medicare. But for everyone else? They're fucked.

But here's your sources... I think this is every major news site.

https://www.cnn.com/2022/08/07/politics/insulin-cap-democrats-reconciliation-bill/index.html

https://www.cnbc.com/2022/08/07/republicans-block-cap-on-insulin-costs-for-many-americans-from-democratic-deal.html

https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/3591586-democrats-fail-to-overrule-parliamentarian-on-insulin-price-cap-as-gop-votes-no/

https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/republicans-block-insulin-price-cap-really-gone-rcna42177

https://www.benefitspro.com/2022/08/16/35-insulin-cap-removed-from-democratic-bill-pack

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/08/07/us/politics/insulin-cap.html

https://www.axios.com/2022/08/07/insulin-price-cap-reconciliation

https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2022/08/08/insulin-price-cap-diabetes-senate-republicans/

https://www.cnbc.com/2022/08/16/inflation-reduction-act-to-cap-costs-for-medicare-patients-on-insulin.html

https://fortune.com/2022/08/07/gop-strips-insulin-out-of-pocket-cap-from-bill-republicans-have-just-gone-on-the-record-in-favor-of-expensive-insulin/

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/insulin-price-cap-senate-republicans-block-inflation-reduction-act/

https://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/3547575-democratic-drug-pricing-bill-removes-insulin-cost-cap-amid-bipartisan-push/

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