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Cap Insulin Prices in Wisconsin

The Issue

As a person managing type 1 diabetes myself of over 15+ years, I understand that affordable insulin is truly a life and death matter. Simply put, INSULIN IS NOT OPTIONAL.

That’s why I am seizing the opportunity to support proposed legislation that would cap the amount insulin can cost in Wisconsin. I need your help to make this law a reality.

There is a health care crisis happening around the country. Type 1 diabetes affects approximately 1.25 million Americans. 200,000 of them are youth. Insulin is NOT a cure for type 1 diabetes - it is a necessary treatment that helps people managing type 1 diabetes survive. Insulin should not be so expensive that people have to worry about how they’re going to afford this life-saving medication.

I’m proud that my home state of Wisconsin could become the next state, after Colorado, to put a price cap on insulin. Although $100 per month for insulin remains unaffordable for many, this legislation is an important first step and is very exciting -- particularly because insulin can cost as much as $500 per month. My hope is that Wisconsin can help lead the national conversation around health care reform, but I need your support to make it happen.

Add your signature of care and tell the Wisconsin Legislature to cap the price of insulin in Wisconsin at $100 per 30-day supply.

The pharmaceutical companies that control insulin pricing should be ashamed. This law can help put some humanity back into our healthcare system by making insulin more affordable for thousands of people. Help make this legislation a reality.

If Colorado can do it, so can Wisconsin, and so can every state so that no matter where a diabetic lives, they can access life-saving medication without emptying their bank accounts.

Learn more about Type 1 Diabetes at beyondtype1.org.

Please add your signature to this document to show your government representatives, Reps. Jimmy Anderson (D-Fitchburg), Jill Billings (D-LaCrosse), Katrina Shankland (D-Stevens Point) and Sen. Dave Hansen (D-Green Bay), that you support the Wisconsin Insulin Price Cap Bill.

This will help Wisconsin families everywhere live easier while managing the auto-immune disease, type 1 diabetes. Help to end disparities in the type 1 diabetes community so all families of different socioeconomic circumstances managing the condition can live easier with it.

The official definition for type 1 diabetes, as told by JDRF (Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation) is: "Type 1 diabetes (T1D) is an autoimmune disease in which insulin-producing beta cells in the pancreas are mistakenly destroyed by the body’s immune system. T1D seems to have a genetic component and can be diagnosed early in life but also in adulthood. Its causes are not fully known, and there is currently no cure. People with T1D are dependent on injected or pumped insulin to survive."

Type 1 diabetes effects approximately 1.25 million Americans. Of this number, 200,000 are youth. Insulin is NOT a cure for type 1 diabetes. It is a necessary treatment that helps people managing type 1 diabetes survive. Should this bill go through, people managing type 1 diabetes can be less stressed about the cost and reach better blood-glucose levels to live better with the condition.

Learn more about T1D community disparities here: https://insulinnation.com/living/reducing-disparities-in-the-type-1-diabetes-community/.

Learn more about the bill here: https://waow.com/news/wisconsin-news/2019/07/24/legislative-proposal-would-cap-cost-of-insulin-in-wisconsin/ Watch this petition for updates.

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The Issue

As a person managing type 1 diabetes myself of over 15+ years, I understand that affordable insulin is truly a life and death matter. Simply put, INSULIN IS NOT OPTIONAL.

That’s why I am seizing the opportunity to support proposed legislation that would cap the amount insulin can cost in Wisconsin. I need your help to make this law a reality.

Add your signature of care and tell the Wisconsin Legislature to cap the price of insulin in Wisconsin at $100 per 30-day supply.

If Colorado can do it, so can Wisconsin, and so can every state so that no matter where a diabetic lives, they can access life-saving medication without emptying their bank accounts.

Learn more about Type 1 Diabetes at beyondtype1.org.

Learn more about T1D community disparities here: https://insulinnation.com/living/reducing-disparities-in-the-type-1-diabetes-community/.

Learn more about the bill here: https://waow.com/news/wisconsin-news/2019/07/24/legislative-proposal-would-cap-cost-of-insulin-in-wisconsin/ Watch this petition for updates.

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The Decision Makers

Former Wisconsin State Assembly,

9 Members

2 Responded

Jimmy Anderson

Former Wisconsin State Assembly - District 47

“This past July, Senator Dave Hansen and I introduced legislation that would place a $100 cap on the monthly cost of insulin. With pharmaceutical companies tripling the cost of insulin, the need for state governments to step in to control the cost of this life-sustaining medication is obvious. As many as 7.4 million Americans rely on insulin to survive. As of 2016, the monthly cost of insulin had risen to $450 and it is only climbing higher. Studies have found that one in four Americans are now rationing their doses or altogether skipping them because they cannot afford their prescribed amount. To continue to allow these pharmaceutical companies to put profit ahead of the health and safety of diabetic Americans cannot be tolerated. In Wisconsin, roughly 10% of the adult population has diabetes and are struggling with medical expenses that are 2.3 times higher than for those who do not have diabetes. For diabetics, insulin is as necessary as food or water and to deny them access to this medication because it is unaffordable is immoral and unjustifiable. Other states have already passed legislation to push back against this medical emergency. In May, Colorado capped the price of insulin at $100 per monthly copay. Wisconsin must be the next state to put a price cap on insulin and take this important step towards making insulin more affordable and accessible for all.”

Katrina Shankland

Former Wisconsin State Assembly - District 71

“No one should have to choose between their insulin and paying for their groceries, utilities, or rent. I'm pleased to work with my colleagues to introduce legislation to cap insulin costs, which is modeled after a Colorado law. The patent for insulin was sold for just one dollar so that it was available to everyone who needed it. Since 2012, however, the price of insulin has more than doubled, with the list price for one vial of insulin at about $250. Today, one in four people with diabetes have said they've had to ration insulin because they can't afford the skyrocketing costs. People have died from rationing insulin, and we should never accept this, but instead work to change it. In a moral society, everyone has access to the prescriptions and medicine they need to live. That's why I'm proud to work with my colleagues in addressing this issue and capping the price of insulin at $100 per month. It's the right thing to do, and I hope this spurs a much-needed conversation in the legislature on how we can work together to rein in the rising costs of prescription drugs. Recently, Governor Tony Evers asked the legislature to act on this vital legislation for our public health. I encourage you to contact your state senator and state representative and ask them to cosponsor Assembly Bill 411 and Senate Bill 340. It's past time for us to act. Thank you for your interest in this important issue!”