$35-per-month cap on out-of-pocket insulin costs advances in Nevada Legislature

Nevada lawmakers fast-track bill to cap insulin cost to $35 for private insurance

Nevada lawmakers are fast-tracking a bill that would lower prescription costs for people with diabetes.

Lawmakers advance proposal to cap insulin costs at $35 per month

Nevada could become the 27th state to cap the out-of-pocket cost of insulin for people on private insurance plans. (Photo Illustration by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)Tens of thousands of Nevadans could pay less each month for insulin if lawmakers approve a proposed out-of-pocket cap on commercial insurance plans, according to the state Division of Insurance. Assembly Bill 555, sponsored by Speaker Steve Yeager, would prohibit private insurance co…

$35-per-month cap on out-of-pocket insulin costs advances in Nevada Legislature

LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — Legislation to cap out-of-pocket expenses for insulin at $35 per month was introduced Wednesday in Carson City and advanced quickly by lawmakers. Democratic Assembly Speaker Steve Yeager presented Assembly Bill 555 (AB555) at a joint committee meeting, and the bill earned bipartisan support in a unanimous vote that advanced it to the Assembly for consideration. "As Nevadans continue to feel the pinch from the disastrous econom…