Three of the largest inhaler manufacturers have already said they'd be capping inhaler co-pays at $35 monthly.
A switch in Medicaid's formula could mean many children will go without inhalers in the coming months.The process change means drugmakers have to pay Medicaid if list prices on older products are higher than current inflation rates. While the change made the most impact on insulin prices, inhalers also are dropping, so companies can get around the new rule.Already, three of the largest inhaler manufacturers said they'd be capping inhaler co-pays at $35 monthly.
'It's difficult to say whether other drug manufacturers will discontinue other inhalers,' Louise Norris, a health policy analyst for healthinsurance.org, told Newsweek. 'But from a consumer perspective, the most important point is to ensure continued access to an inhaler that will enable them to properly manage their asthma.'Newsweek reached out to GlaxoSmithKline for comment via email.
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