No country in the world pays the same high costs for prescription drugs as we do in the United States. That’s why we helped pass legislation (SB19-005) to design and implement a drug importation program to bring high-cost medications from Canada to Coloradans at a lower price. We also supported the passage of SB21-123 to pave the way to import drugs from outside of Canada when approved by the federal government to enable us to expand supply and increase competition to access even more affordable drugs.

It’s no secret that prescription drug costs are too high and Coloradans want to see more done to lower their drug costs. Many Coloradans with diabetes pay hundreds, sometimes thousands, of dollars a month for their insulin with their insurance until meeting their deductible or out-of-pocket maximum. Working with our members and individual advocates, we helped pass HB19-1216 and HB21-1307. Together, these bills capped the 30 day supply of insulin to $100/month even before someone reaches their insurance deductible for Coloradans on state-regulated plans and established an Insulin Affordability Program where eligible Coloradans can get access to one prescription for insulin for maximum of $35 a month for 12 months. We will continue to fight to bring down prescription drug costs that Coloradans are struggling to afford.