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

 
• By Cathy Kelly

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.

Inhalers Succeeding Insulins As Target Of Pricing Complaints • Source: Shutterstock

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.

  • The company will...

Like other manufacturer-funded copay support programs, it will not be available to enrollees in government sponsored insurance programs like Medicare and Medicaid because of anti-kickback laws.

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