Minnesota's New Emergency Insulin Program Begins July 1

On April 14, the Minnesota House of Representatives passed a bill that aims to help all people with diabetes to obtain insulin on both an emergency and long-term basis. Members voted 111-22 for the conference committee report on HF3100. The Minnesota Senate approved the report within hours after the House vote and Gov. Walz signed the bill on April 15. MPhA and the Minnesota Pharmacy Alliance worked hard to get this bill passed — thanks to all who testified and contacted your legislators!

This program will go into effect on July 1, 2020. MPhA believes it will work well for pharmacies and we are here to assist with implementation. The program will use existing payment assistance programs from insulin manufacturers — and manufacturers who don’t participate could face fines that increase as non-participation continues.