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BioPharma

BioPharma

Thousands of patients with autoimmune diseases who rely on Humira, with a list price of $6,600 a month, could get financial relief from new low-cost rivals. So far, the pharmacy benefit managers that control drug prices in America have not delivered on those savings.

Tennessee last year spent $48 million on a single drug, Humira — about $62,000 for each of the 775 patients who were covered by its employee health insurance program and receiving the treatment.

The first over-the-counter birth control pill is slated to hit drug stores in early 2024, but questions about cost and insurance coverage loom.

The first over-the-counter birth control pill is slated to hit drug stores in early 2024, but questions about cost and insurance coverage loom.

Makers of biosimilars must still work within a health care system in which basic economics rarely seems to hold sway.

Thousands of patients with autoimmune diseases who rely on Humira could get financial relief from new low-cost rivals — if pharmacy benefit managers would get on board.

A discount card is free to every CT resident, with no restrictions on age or income. Consumers can search for the lowest prices on any drug.

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