S 3700 · 117th Congress 2021–2023, ended

Affordable Insulin Now Act

Introduced Feb 17, 2022 Originated Senate Sponsor Raphael G. Warnock D-GA

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Latest action · Feb 17, 2022 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Progress

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  1. IntroducedFeb 17, 2022
  2. Passed SenateNot reached
  3. Passed HouseNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Affordable Insulin Now Act

This bill limits cost-sharing for insulin under private health insurance and the Medicare prescription drug benefit.

Specifically, the bill caps cost-sharing under private health insurance for a month's supply of selected insulin products at $35 or 25% of a plan's negotiated price (after any price concessions), whichever is less, beginning in 2023.

The bill caps cost-sharing under the Medicare prescription drug benefit for a month's supply of covered insulin products at (1) $35 between October 1, 2022, and January 1, 2024; and (2) $35 or 25% of a plan's negotiated price, whichever is less, beginning in 2024. The bill provides funds for FY2022 for the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to implement the bill.

Currently, the CMS is testing a voluntary model under the Medicare prescription drug benefit (the Part D Senior Savings Model) in which the copayment for a month's supply of insulin is capped at $35 through participating plans. The model is set to expire on December 31, 2025.

Cosponsors 36

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 17, 2022 to Apr 26, 2022; 19 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-CAAlex PadillaOriginalFeb 17, 2022
D-MNAmy KlobucharOriginalFeb 17, 2022
I-MEAngus S. King Jr.OriginalFeb 17, 2022
D-NYCharles E. SchumerOriginalFeb 17, 2022
D-MDChris Van HollenOriginalFeb 17, 2022
D-CTChristopher MurphyOriginalFeb 17, 2022
D-NJCory A. BookerOriginalFeb 17, 2022
D-MIDebbie StabenowOriginalFeb 17, 2022
D-RIJack ReedOriginalFeb 17, 2022
D-NHJeanne ShaheenOriginalFeb 17, 2022
D-NHMargaret Wood HassanOriginalFeb 17, 2022
D-AZMark KellyOriginalFeb 17, 2022
D-HIMazie K. HironoOriginalFeb 17, 2022
D-COMichael F. BennetOriginalFeb 17, 2022
D-CTRichard BlumenthalOriginalFeb 17, 2022
D-ILRichard J. DurbinOriginalFeb 17, 2022
D-ORRon WydenOriginalFeb 17, 2022
D-WITammy BaldwinOriginalFeb 17, 2022
D-MNTina SmithOriginalFeb 17, 2022
D-NVCatherine Cortez MastoMar 2, 2022
D-MIGary C. PetersMar 2, 2022
D-NVJacky RosenMar 2, 2022
D-WVJoe Manchin IIIMar 2, 2022
D-RISheldon WhitehouseMar 2, 2022
D-OHSherrod BrownMar 2, 2022
D-ORJeff MerkleyMar 8, 2022
D-COJohn W. HickenlooperMar 10, 2022
D-NJRobert MenendezMar 10, 2022
D-PARobert P. Casey Jr.Mar 10, 2022
I-AZKyrsten SinemaMar 17, 2022
D-ILTammy DuckworthMar 22, 2022
D-NMMartin HeinrichMar 23, 2022
D-CADianne FeinsteinMar 29, 2022
D-VATim KaineMar 29, 2022
D-NMBen Ray LujánApr 26, 2022
D-DEThomas R. CarperApr 26, 2022

Committees 1

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
SenateFinance Committee
Referred Feb 17, 2022

Actions 2

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Feb 17, 2022Introduced in Senate
  2. Feb 17, 2022Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

In the Congressional Record 1

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WhereIn the RecordMembersDate
SenateDebate and remarks S2345Richard J. Durbin D-ILMay 5, 2022

Research

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CRS reports 1

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Cite it 1

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Related bills 1

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
HR 6833Continuing Appropriations and Ukraine Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2023Related billSep 30, 2022

Titles 2

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced
A bill to provide for appropriate cost-sharing for insulin products covered under Medicare part D and private health plans.
Short Title(s) as Introduced
Affordable Insulin Now Act

Subjects

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Text 1

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  1. Feb 17, 2022Introduced in Senate

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