{"id":2593,"date":"2021-01-01T09:45:23","date_gmt":"2021-01-01T16:45:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev2.sdc.wastateleg.org\/keiser\/?p=2593"},"modified":"2021-01-05T14:11:14","modified_gmt":"2021-01-05T21:11:14","slug":"king5-new-washington-law-caps-insulin-costs-at-100-per-month","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/senatedemocrats.wa.gov\/keiserarchive\/2021\/01\/01\/king5-new-washington-law-caps-insulin-costs-at-100-per-month\/","title":{"rendered":"KING5: New Washington law caps insulin costs at $100 per month"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A new 2021 Washington law caps the cost of insulin at $100 per month.<\/p>\n<p>Under the new law, health plans issued or renewed on or after January 1, 2021 must cap insulin copayments, deductibles, and other forms of cost-sharing at $100 per 30-day supply.<\/p>\n<p>State Sen. Karen Keiser, a Democrat who represents south King County, filed\u00a0Senate Bill 6087\u00a0in late 2019. The companion\u00a0House Bill 2662\u00a0was sponsored by Rep. Jacquelin Maycumber, a Republican in eastern Washington.<\/p>\n<p>The Washington Legislature passed\u00a0HB 2662\u00a0in March 2020. Gov. Jay Inslee signed the bill into law on April 3, 2020 to take effect Jan. 1, 2021.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A new 2021 Washington law caps the cost of insulin at $100 per month. Under the new law, health plans issued or renewed on or after January 1, 2021 must cap insulin copayments, deductibles, and other forms of cost-sharing at $100 per 30-day supply. State Sen. Karen Keiser, a Democrat who represents south King County, filed\u00a0Senate Bill 6087\u00a0in late 2019. The companion\u00a0House Bill 2662\u00a0was sponsored by Rep. Jacquelin Maycumber, a Republican in eastern Washington. The Washington Legislature passed\u00a0HB 2662\u00a0in March 2020. Gov. 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