Top Nevada lawmaker seeks to cap insulin prices at $35 a month under private insurance - The Nevada Independent

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Nevada bill would cap insulin at $35 for private insured

LAS VEGAS — Nevada Assembly Speaker Steve Yeager announced he is introducing an emergency bill draft request that would cap the cost of insulin at $35 for people on private insurance.

Yeager introduces bill to cap insulin at $35 for private insured

Speaker Steve Yeager’s Assembly Bill 555 will cap the cost of insulin at $35 for people on private insurance.

Top Nevada lawmaker seeks to cap insulin prices at $35 a month under private insurance - The Nevada Independent

The bill would place Nevada among the 26 states, including Kentucky and New Mexico, that have already set limits on the price of insulin for private payers.