STAT Plus: Will Trump’s new plan to cap insulin costs in Medicare actually save seniors much money? It’s complicated
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration claims its newest plan to cap insulin copays could solve seniors’ woes with the high cost of insulin. But the reality is more complicated.
The plan, which was released Wednesday, would allow certain private Medicare plans to cap how much seniors can spend for insulin at $35 a month. It’s a politically popular policy being rolled out just as high insulin costs are dominating the conversation over high health care costs more generally.
