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Senator slams drugmaker for seeming to skirt pledge to cap inhaler cost [Yahoo! Finance]

UnitedHealth Group Incorporated (DE) (UNH) 
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In a letter to CEO Emma Walmsley made public Thursday, Sen. Maggie Hassan (D-N.H.) said the company appears to be circumventing its public commitment to cap the price of many of its brand-name inhaler products at $35. GSK in March was one of three major inhaler manufacturers to commit to capping out-of-pocket costs for all its inhaled asthma and chronic lung disease medicines at $35 per month. The manufacturer stopped making its Flovent inhaler on Jan. 1, and is instead offering an “authorized generic” version distributed through a different company. It's the same drug, just without the branding. Flovent was one of the most popular inhalers for young children with asthma. Yet major PBMs like CVS Caremark, Express Scripts and OptumRx have largely refused to pay for the generic. If they cover it, the drug is listed on a nonpreferred tier so patients will face higher copays. GSK has not capped the price of generic fluticasone, and Hassan said the company “appears to be exploitin Show less Read more
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