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Statement

$35 Per Month Cap on Insulin Costs a Huge Relief to Moms, Families

March 1, 2023
Health Care

Lisa Lederer, 202/371-1996

Statement of Donna Norton, Executive Vice President of MomsRising, the online and on-the-ground organization of more than one million mothers and their families, on the new cap on insulin costs announced by Eli Lilly this morning:

“For years, MomsRising members have shared with us the heartbreaking choices they have been forced to make in order to afford insulin. Too many moms have had to struggle with the choice of paying for the insulin a child or family member needs or paying the rent and putting food on the table. Now, thanks to the pressure the Biden/Harris administration and congressional Democrats have been applying, Eli Lilly has agreed to cap insulin costs at a level most families can afford. This is a huge boost and relief for millions of families. When people can stop skipping or unsafely rationing doses, our public health will improve.

“This is real progress and a powerful reminder that lawmakers have the power to create meaningful change. Democrats set the $35 per month cap on insulin costs for seniors in the Inflation Reduction Act last year. While Republicans have continuously tried to repeal that cap, Democrats have been working hard to expand it to all people, regardless of age. We commend Eli Lilly for making that a reality.

“Still, the work to rein in sky-high prescription drug costs and stop corporate price gouging is not done. We urge lawmakers to build on this progress by taking steps to make all medications affordable.”

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MomsRising.org is an on-the-ground and online grassroots organization of more than a million people who are working to increase family economic security, decrease discrimination against women and moms, and to build a nation where businesses and families can thrive. Established in 2006, MomsRising and its members are organizing and speaking out to improve public policy and to change the national dialogue on issues that are critically important to America’s families, including criminal justice reform, immigration policy reform, and gun safety. MomsRising is working for paid family and medical leave, affordable, high quality childcare and early learning, and for an end to the wage and hiring discrimination which penalizes women — particularly moms and women of color — and so many others. MomsRising advocates for access to healthy food for all kids, health care for all, earned sick days, and breastfeeding rights so that all children can have a healthy start. MomsRising maintains a Spanish language website: MamásConPoder.org. Sign up online at www.MomsRising.org — and follow us on our blog, and on Twitter and Facebook.