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Senate amends and approves insulin access bill, shortening emergency supply window to 60 days
Summary
After extensive floor debate about access in rural areas, the Senate adopted an amendment to reduce an emergency insulin supply provision from 90 to 60 days and passed House Bill 207 to expand emergency dispensing, price options and insurer pathways to lower insulin costs.
The Utah Senate on March 10 passed Second Substitute House Bill 207, a bipartisan bill aimed at easing insulin access and lowering out‑of‑pocket costs for Utahns who rely on the life‑saving medicine.
Sponsor Senator Henderson described HB207 as a comprehensive approach: it allows pharmacists to dispense an emergency supply of insulin when a patient has no refills or an expired prescription, permits any Utahn to purchase insulin at the 75%…
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