Birdwatch Note Rating
2024-06-09 08:59:43 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 6437CB02EE89CF7CDAFC6FA40786027C5E83245D72D29CF2483F2E6D4FD6CB22
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Original Note:
Trump signed an executive order in 2020 to reduce insulin to $35: https://www.cms.gov/newsroom/press-releases/president-trump-announces-lower-out-pocket-insulin-costs-medicares-seniors Biden rescinded that executive order in 2021: https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2021-21457.pdf Biden copied it and re-released it in 2023 as his own: https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2023/03/02/fact-sheet-president-bidens-cap-on-the-cost-of-insulin-could-benefit-millions-of-americans-in-all-50-states/ In conclusion, the $35 insulin cap was due to the Trump administration in 2020.
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