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Change to Colorado bill capping cost of EpiPens would let drugmakers offer alternative to state program

Bill would limit out-of-pocket cost to $60; some advocates worry drugmakers’ programs would be harder to use

The rising price of EpiPen has triggered concern as individuals and families find themselves squeezed between costs as high as $600 for a two-pack of the device, and health plans that demand more out of pocket from consumers.
Mark Zaleski, Associated Press file
The rising price of EpiPen triggered concern as individuals and families find themselves squeezed between costs as high as $600 for a two-pack of the device, and health plans that demand more out of pocket from consumers.
DENVER, CO - MARCH 7:  Meg Wingerter - Staff portraits at the Denver Post studio.  (Photo by Eric Lutzens/The Denver Post)
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An amendment added in the Senate’s Health and Human Services Committee would allow manufacturers to instead offer their own affordability program, provided it limited out-of-pocket costs to $60 and was available to anyone who isn’t covered by a government insurance program.
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