Introduced legislation (the Emergency Insulin Act) to let states run emergency insulin programs, require insulin manufacturers to fund those programs, hold manufacturers accountable for price-gouging, and promote competition to drive down insulin prices.
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- Senator Tina Smith (official U.S. Senate website)https://www.smith.senate.gov/u-s-senators-smith-and-cramer-introduce-bold-bipartisan-bill-to-bring-down-cost-of-insulin-hold-manufacturers-accountable/ ↗
“Today, on the anniversary of Alec's tragic death, I introduced a bill that will allow states to set up a program to provide insulin on an emergency basis, put insulin manufacturers on the hook by requiring them to foot the bill for these programs, hold these manufacturers accountable for gouging the price of insulin, and promote market competition to drive down the price of insulin.”