FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — The Kentucky Senate has passed a bill aimed at delivering financial relief for many Kentuckians by capping their out-of-pocket costs for insulin.
The bill won Senate backing on a 35-0 vote Friday. The measure now returns to the House, which will consider the Senate’s changes to the bill. For some Kentuckians, their out-of-pocket costs would be capped at $35 per prescription for a 30-day insulin supply if the measure becomes law.
The cap would apply to state-regulated, comprehensive, private health insurance plans and the Kentucky employee health plan. It would not apply to Medicare, Medicaid or self-funded health plans.
