A recent tweet from the Biden campaign’s rapid response team falsely claims that Trump did not sign an executive order to cap insulin costs at $35, calling Fox News anchor John Roberts’ claim that Trump did so “a blatant lie.”
Fox host tries to claim Trump, not President Biden, capped insulin at $35/month
FACT CHECK: This is a blatant lie. Trump did not cap insulin costs, President Biden did for seniors through the Inflation Reduction Act. Trump’s Project 2025 wants to repeal it, which would raise… pic.twitter.com/iDrrBKEIhf
— Biden-Harris HQ (@BidenHQ) June 3, 2024
Contrary to the Biden campaign’s claims, President Trump did take such action.
“I seem to remember that back in May of 2020, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid said that President Trump had signed an executive order to cap the price of insulin for Medicare recipients at 35 bucks,” says Roberts in the clip. “Now, maybe I’m misremembering that, but I think it kind of already happened.”
His timeline may be a few months off, but he’s not misremembering. It did already happen.
In May 2020, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services announced the Part D Senior Savings Model, developed under President Trump’s leadership. Participating plans would cap insulin copays to $35 per month’s supply, and over 1,750 Medicare Advantage and Medicare Part D plans applied to offer lower insulin costs.
Trump’s executive action was widely reported on, and the Trump White House relayed this information via a public fact sheet.
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