Oct. 8 (UPI) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom has vetoed a bill that would have prohibited insurance providers from charging more than $35 for insulin.
Newsom returned Senate Bill 90 without his signature on Saturday. The bill had passed the state assembly and Senate in September without a vote against it from either body.
The bill would have blocked insurance companies from requiring out-of-pocket payments of more than $35 for a 30-day supply of insulin. The governor cited the state’s plan to manufacture its own brand of insulin at a cheaper cost in a letter explaining why he vetoed the bill.
Gov. Gavin Newsom vetoes bill that would cap insulin costs at $35 in California (msn.com)
Comments from Kelly:
This strikes me as very irresponsible and greed-motivated. In my opinion medications that are directly responsible for keeping people alive should be free, or with the proposed $35 max cost. Am I reading this correctly? The state is planning at some point to develop their own brand of insulin at a cheaper cost? So what? First of all, how many different types of insulin can there be? And second, does this mean that the state is set to make some profit off the sale of their own brand?? And even if all of that is so and is reasonable, when can we expect delivery, and why are we not making it affordable for people who need it to stay alive until then?
This is unconscionable.
If I am not reading this right, I appreciate any (civil) clarification.