ICYMI: On CNN’s The Lead with Jake Tapper, Shaheen Talks Bipartisan Effort to Cap Insulin Costs

**Shaheen today announced four new bipartisan cosponsors as momentum builds to cap monthly insulin costs at $35** (Washington, DC) – In case you missed it, U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) joined CNN’s The Lead with Jake Tapper this evening to highlight the growing momentum behind her bipartisan legislation to cap monthly out-of-pocket insulin costs at just $35 . Shaheen, co-chair of the U.S. Senate Diabetes Caucus and author of the bipartisan INSULIN Act , discussed how capping insulin costs addresses a key concern from the American people by addressing health care affordability. Click HERE to watch the interview. Key quotes from Shaheen on CNN: “ I think it does have a real shot at becoming law. Two years ago, we capped the cost of insulin at $35 a month for everybody on Medicare. We think it’s important to do that for everybody who has Type 1 or Type 2 who needs insulin.” “ Right now we have 18 Senators on the bill, equally divided —nine Democrats, nine Republicans— and we’re increasing that number every day. So, now we’re up to about a fifth of the Senate, more than we’ve ever had on this kind of a bill. And we think it’s important to provide some relief to families who are struggling with the cost of health care.” “I would hope that the President and Mark Cuban and the Administration would support this legislation, because this is a way to provide some relief to people who are really struggling with health care costs , which have gone up with the expiration of the premium tax credits. [...] Anything we can do to help them we need to do, and that’s what this bill would do.” The Improving Needed Safeguards for Users of Lifesaving Insulin Now (INSULIN) Act —which Shaheen leads alongside U.S. Senators Susan Collins (R-ME), Raphael Warnock (D-GA) and John Kennedy (R-LA)—would cap the monthly-out-of-pocket cost of insulin at $35. Importantly, the legislation would create a pilot program to provide insulin at the same cost to Americans without insurance. Shaheen’s bill enjoys robust bipartisan support with nine senators from each party backing the proposal after picking up four additional cosponsors this week . ###