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New prescription drug price caps don't benefit everyone
Clip: 1/6/2023 | 4m 54sVideo has Closed Captions
Only covering about a third of NJ residents
This week marked the first time diabetic folks on Medicare didn’t have to pay more than $35 for a month’s supply of insulin. The price cap — enacted as part of the federal Inflation Reduction Act — now helps some 77,000 New Jersey residents afford a drug they need to live. But the federal cap applies only to Medicare recipients.
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NJ Spotlight News
New prescription drug price caps don't benefit everyone
Clip: 1/6/2023 | 4m 54sVideo has Closed Captions
This week marked the first time diabetic folks on Medicare didn’t have to pay more than $35 for a month’s supply of insulin. The price cap — enacted as part of the federal Inflation Reduction Act — now helps some 77,000 New Jersey residents afford a drug they need to live. But the federal cap applies only to Medicare recipients.
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