Will Trump’s insulin plan save seniors money?

The Trump administration claims its newest plan to cap insulin copays could solve seniors’ woes with the high cost of insulin. But the reality is more complicated, STAT’s Nicholas Florko explains in something of an understatement. The pilot program sounds simple enough: It would allow certain private Medicare plans to cap how much seniors can spend for insulin at $35 a month. But then it gets counterintuitive. Maybe most seniors are already protected from high insulin costs. Maybe they won’t save very much. And maybe it will hurt others. “This plan would leave most people with diabetes who rely on insulin in the position of having to suffer, sacrifice, and ration,” said Elizabeth Pfiester of T1International, an advocacy group.

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