That’s why he’s leading the effort to cap the cost of insulin, a medical necessity for the more than one million Georgians with Diabetes, at $35 a month.
Warnock will work to cap insulin costs at $35 per month.
Occurrences
Evidence
Congress.gov lists Sen. Raphael G. Warnock as sponsor, introduced February 17, 2022. The CRS summary says the bill limited insulin cost-sharing in private insurance and Medicare drug coverage, including a $35 monthly cap structure.
The Senate vote was on a motion to waive budget rules for Amendment No. 5194, Insulin. It required three-fifths, was rejected 57-43, and Warnock voted Yea.
The enacted law created Medicare insulin cost-sharing rules: Part D covered insulin had a $35 applicable copayment for plan years 2023-2025, and certain Part B pump insulin coinsurance could not exceed $35 for a month's supply.
CMS states that Medicare beneficiaries taking covered insulin have access to each insulin for no more than $35 for a month's supply, with rules beginning January 1, 2023 for Medicare drug plans and July 1, 2023 for traditional pump insulin.
GovInfo lists S.4189 as introduced March 25, 2026, with Raphael G. Warnock as a cosponsor. The bill's title is to reduce insulin prices and protect patients, and its last action was referral to the Senate HELP Committee.
Assessments
Warnock directly sponsored insulin-cost legislation and voted to advance a $35 cap, and the Inflation Reduction Act ultimately delivered a $35 monthly insulin cap for Medicare beneficiaries during the same term. However, the promise was broader than the enacted result, since the federal cap did not apply universally to private insurance or uninsured people, so this is partial rather than full delivery.
Warnock made direct legislative efforts to create a $35 monthly insulin cap, including sponsoring the Affordable Insulin Now Act, voting for the broader insulin amendment during Inflation Reduction Act consideration, and later cosponsoring related legislation. A $35 cap was enacted and implemented for Medicare insulin users during the same Senate term, but the broader cap for private insurance and uninsured patients was not enacted. This means the promise was substantially advanced and partly delivered, but not fully fulfilled for all insulin users.