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Anxious-Shapeshifter t1_j08imkl wrote

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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.

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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But_Why_Male_Models t1_j08m8ta wrote

Scumbag republicans. At least those on Medicare will benefit.

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Anxious-Shapeshifter t1_j08mvxo wrote

Right? They only kept it for Medicare because the government was going to be paying for it. And if it's their spending money they get involved. You'd think it would be counter intuitive for them, seeing as a large portion of their voter base are older baby boomers who likely need cheaper insulin. Buuuut I digress.

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But_Why_Male_Models t1_j08pdyn wrote

They’ll just tell those old republican baby boomers that it’s the democrats fault and they’ll believe them. 🤮

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Anxious-Shapeshifter t1_j08titk wrote

No joke, they would too. I have an aunt that is super republican. She's on welfare, Medicaid and lives in subsidized housing. ALWAYS votes republican. Blows my mind. How she so brainwashed to literally vote against her own better interest I'll never understand.

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