rbreich ,
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First it was Boehringer. Now drugmaker AstraZeneca has followed suit by capping out-of-pocket costs for inhalers to $35/mo. That’s down from over $600. But this doesn’t happen by itself.

It took pressure by lawmakers like Sen. Bernie Sanders and from engaged consumer activists.

FirefighterGeek ,
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@rbreich They're capping prices but still making money on a few common things to avoid legislation that would mean sweeping reforms. They can say, "look, we're helping" when they're not really helping.

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