Bidens Insulin Cap is a Start But WV Residents Cant Afford Other Prescription Meds / Public News Service
The Inflation Reduction Act signed by President Joe Biden last month caps the cost of insulin at $35 per month for seniors who have Medicare, beginning next year. West Virginians say they approve the move - but many are struggling to cover the costs of other prescription medications. According to the West Virginia Center on Budget and Policy, the Mountain State's per capita prescription drug cost increases outpaced national averages every day between 2001 and 2014, faster than all other health-care spending. ...