CA is still going to be have it’s insurance programs for low income people. And instead of paying a greed company a bunch of our tax money for insulin people need to survive, CA will be paying ~$30 for it.
Yep, it will be free for California residents in need, and much cheaper for everyone else. Pharma corps have been running amok raising insulin costs insane amounts. California can make their own and provide it directly to residents for far less money than they spend buying it from the companies.
This wouldn’t have prevented CA from moving forward with their insulin, and would have helped diabetics in the meantime (or in case that plan falls through in the end).
He’s been vetoing anything remotely controversial, mostly on the progressive side as he tries to push more centrist for a presidential run, and it sucks.
It’s controversial because its a bad bill that’s easy to pick apart. Capping the copay is stupid. It does nothing for those without insurance. And for those with insurance, the insurers will just jack up other rates instead.
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For anyone curious why one of the most progressive governors would do this…
It was a $35 cap on copays, not on the drug itself. Does not help the uninsured and the insured would just have higher rates instead.
CA is literally going to produce their own insulin, $30. No insurance, no bullshit.
$30 is still incredibly expensive for something that some people need just to survive.
A good step forward, but not a big one.
It’s actually huge.
CA is still going to be have it’s insurance programs for low income people. And instead of paying a greed company a bunch of our tax money for insulin people need to survive, CA will be paying ~$30 for it.
So the state will be providing the insulin to those who need it? That’s a great step if that’s the case
Yep, it will be free for California residents in need, and much cheaper for everyone else. Pharma corps have been running amok raising insulin costs insane amounts. California can make their own and provide it directly to residents for far less money than they spend buying it from the companies.
Yeah. Just CA won’t be buying some rich ass another mega-yacht in the process.
Then I misunderstood at first, that’s a fantastic decision.
This wouldn’t have prevented CA from moving forward with their insulin, and would have helped diabetics in the meantime (or in case that plan falls through in the end).
He’s been vetoing anything remotely controversial, mostly on the progressive side as he tries to push more centrist for a presidential run, and it sucks.
It’s controversial because its a bad bill that’s easy to pick apart. Capping the copay is stupid. It does nothing for those without insurance. And for those with insurance, the insurers will just jack up other rates instead.