California Governor Gavin Newsom has vetoed a bill that would have capped out-of-pocket expenses for insulin at $35 for a 30-day supply. State Senator Scott Wiener, who authored the bill, slammed Newsom’s veto as a “major setback that will keep tens of thousands of diabetic Californians trapped in the terrible choice between buying insulin and buying food.” A 2019 study found one out of four U.S. diabetics skipped or reduced doses of insulin due to the high cost of the life-saving drug.
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