Now It’s Asthma Inhalers’ Turn: Boehringer Will Cap Copays, Cut Some List Prices As Pressure Grows

Inhalers seem poised to take insulin’s spot as a top punching bag for Rx industry critics. BI’s action, a first among the marketers of inhalers for asthma and COPD, follows challenges from Bernie Sanders and the FTC on the cost of such products.

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Copays for all Boehringer Ingelheim GmbH inhaler products will be capped at $35 per fill for patients who are commercially insured, underinsured or uninsured beginning June 1 under a new program announced by the company on 7 March.

Key Takeaways

  • Copays for all of Boehringer’s inhalers will be limited to $35 for commercial insurance members and the uninsured starting I June.

Like other manufacturer-funded copay support programs, it will not be available to enrollees in government sponsored insurance programs like Medicare...

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