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Study Suggests State-Level, Out-Of-Pocket Insulin Caps Do Not Lead To More Use

A study shows that state-level insulin caps do not encourage an increased use of insulin.
Study Suggests State-Level, Out-Of-Pocket Insulin Caps Do Not Lead To More Use
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A.C. Dahnke
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Despite over 20 states having caps on insulin out-of-pocket costs for insured people, researchers have found that such measures do not significantly increase insulin use in Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes patients.

This is likely because most patients were already paying lower out-of-pocket costs than the cap amounts, according to a first-of-its-kind study led by researchers from the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus.

A.C. Dahnke
A.C. Dahnke
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A.C. Dahnke is a freelance writer and editor residing in California. She has covered community journalism and health care news for nearly a decade, winning a California Newspaper Publishers Award for her work.