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Rhode Island committee hears bills to limit diabetes supply costs and cover glucagon
Summary
Two bills were presented to the House Health and Human Services Committee: HB7188 would cap out-of-pocket costs for insulin administration and glucose-monitoring supplies at $25 per 30-day supply; HB7075 (the Matthew Federico Diabetic Safety Act) would require coverage of up to two glucagon rescue pens per year with no copay and no deductible. Family members, pharmacists and disability advocates testified in favor.
The House Health and Human Services Committee heard two closely related proposals on Jan. 29 addressing the affordability of diabetes supplies.
Speaker pro tem Representative Kennedy introduced House Bill 7188, which would cap the amount a covered person must pay for insulin administration and glucose-monitoring supplies at $25 per 30-day supply (or per item when an item is intended for longer than 30 days) and would bar insurers from imposing deductibles on that equipment and those supplies. The sponsor said the measure is intended to reduce cost-driven decisions that lead patients to delay necessary equipment replacement and to…
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