Amplify: Inhaler Costs Capped Thanks to Democrats in Congress & President Biden
The Democratic Party’s Inflation Reduction Act continues to deliver significant healthcare savings to the American people. Now, starting June 1st, out-of-pocket costs for asthma inhalers have been capped at $35 a month for many Americans.
Highlights:
More than 27 million Americans have asthma, including more than 5 million children
It’s the leading chronic disease among children
The annual cost of asthma to our country is $81.9 billion annually, including $3 billion in losses due to missed work and school days, $29 billion due to asthma-related mortality, and $50.3 billion in medical costs
Asthma accounted for 4.9 million annual doctor visits and nearly a million emergency department visits
Native Americans have the highest rates of asthma in the United States
Black children are nearly twice as likely to have asthma as white children
Black Americans are nearly six times more likely to need to visit the emergency room than white Americans due to an asthma attack
Black Americans are nearly three times as likely to die from asthma as white Americans
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