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clarkrinker on June 28, 2021 | parent | context | favorite | on: Biohackers take aim at big pharma’s stranglehold o...

The Part D reforms from this year cap insulin costs at [1] $35 a month. You can setup your social security benefit to have it automatically deducted

The premiums for part D in Washington State are about $40 a month [2]

Most Medicaid recipients don't pay out of pocket for insulin.

[1] https://www.medicare.gov/coverage/insulin [2] https://www.insurance.wa.gov/what-does-medicare-prescription... [3] https://www.commonwealthfund.org/publications/issue-briefs/2...

fencepost on June 28, 2021 [–]

Thanks, I'll pass that along to her. I think the insulin is a new thing this year, so it's possible she's not on a Part D plan in the "insulin savings model."

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