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Bill Cassidy

18:29 - 19:35

"The Insulin Act, sponsored by Senators Collins and Shaheen, caps how much patients pay for insulin, preserving access for the 40 million Americans with diabetes."

“The Insulin Act, sponsored by Senators Collins and Shaheen, caps how much patients pay for insulin, preserving access for the 40 million Americans with diabetes.”
Speaker
Bill Cassidy
Timestamp
18:29 – 19:35
Source
Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Murkowski): Business meeting to consider S.2355, to amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for hospital and insurer price transparency, S.4189, to reduce the price of insulin and provide for patient protections with respect to the cost of insulin, S.4974, to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act with respect to food safety, S.5026, to require warning labels on sugar-sweetened foods and beverages, foods and beverages containing high-intensity sweeteners, ultra-processed foods, and foods high in nutrients of concern, such as added sugar, saturated fat, or sodium, to restrict junk food advertising to children, S.1414, to amend the Public Health Service Act to provide that clinical studies required for licensure of biological products as biosimilar shall not be required to include the assessment of immunogenicity, pharmacodynamics, or comparative clinical efficacy, S.3788, to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to require drug labeling to include original manufacturer and supply chain information, S.3794, to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to further regulate compounding pharmacies and outsourcing facilities, S.494, to establish a national plan to coordinate research on epilepsy, S.4110, to revise and extend health workforce programs under title VII of the Public Health Service Act, S.1874, to amend the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize certain nursing workforce development programs, and S.380, to improve obstetric emergency care.
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Alaska News
Captured at
July 22, 2026

From the transcript

The Expedited Access to Biosimilars Act by Senator Paul increases market competition, lowers drug prices, and increases access to more life-saving treatments by eliminating costly and redundant clinical study requirements. The manager's amendment includes a policy from Senator Moody to eliminate government red tape that slows down FDA's review of biosimilars. The Insulin Act, sponsored by Senators Collins and Shaheen, caps how much patients pay for insulin, preserving access for the 40 million Americans with diabetes. And the National Plan for Epilepsy Act, led by Senators Schmidt and Klobuchar, will help the 3.4 million Americans living with epilepsy, improving research, diagnosis, care, and treatment. The Title VIII Nursing Workforce Reauthorization Act from Senators Collins and Merkley and the Empower for Health Act, Title VII, from Senators Murkowski and Reid strengthens the healthcare workforce, addressing shortages that limit families' access to care, especially in rural areas.

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