CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Insulin prices were one of the topics of the State of the Union address Tuesday. 

President Joe Biden mentioned the Inflation Reduction Act Congress passed last year, which caps insulin prices at $35 per month for people on Medicare. 

Charlene Wilson is a Medicare recipient who has Type 2 diabetes. She uses insulin daily and pays close attention to the price. 

“It fluctuates every year. It has never been the same,” Wilson said. 

Wilson said she used to pay $103 per month for insulin. 

Wilson, who has other health issues, receives disability benefits. In the past, when prices of insulin went up over her budget, her children would help her. 

“It was really hard on me because I’m on a fixed income. I don’t work,” Wilson said. 

Starting this year, she’s paying a third of that price for her monthly supply, a change she found out through her pharmacy. 

“I said, that’s great. I love y’all,” Wilson said. 

The savings on insulin are also helping her buy some of her grocery items. 

“My daughter was helping me for a while with shrimp and stuff,” Wilson said. 

Tuesday President Biden pushed Congress to act again and make the price cap a benefit for everyone. 

“Let’s finish the job this time. Let’s cap the cost of insulin at $35 a month for every American who needs it,” Biden said. 

Wilson hopes others will soon have the same access to this lifesaving drug. 

“There’s probably people out there who can’t afford it, and they are getting sicker and sicker, and it’s getting worse,” Wilson said. 

According to the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation, which is part of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, the national average cost of insulin through insurance is $58 for a 30-day supply. Those who are uninsured pay $123. 

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services estimate at least 1.4 million people with Medicare are benefiting from the cap on insulin prices.