Even with private health insurance, people with insulin-requiring diabetes often face gaps in coverage for essential services, medications, devices, equipment, and supplies. High out-of-pocket costs for diabetes care can quickly add up, and prior authorization requirements can limit people’s access to care.
To address these challenges, the Georgetown University McCourt School of Public Policy’s Center on Health Insurance Reforms (CHIR) produced a new series of research briefs assessing the health insurance policy landscape for insulin-requiring diabetes in the state private health insurance market. These briefs identify solutions gathered across six states, which other states can learn from and potentially implement themselves. Explore their new research, funded by The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust.