Utah Lawmakers pass bill to cap insulin prices

The Utah Legislature gave final approval on Tuesday to a bill that caps copayments for insulin and allows pharmacists to refill expired prescriptions on an emergency basis.The bill’s Senate sponsor, Spanish Fork Republican Sen. Deidre Henderson, said that high costs and lack of access to medications can lead individuals with diabetes to “ration” their insulin, or go without it altogether.“With this bill, no Utahn should ever have to leave a pharmacy without the insulin th