Rep. Caraveo Presses Medicare Administrator to Push Insurers for Expanded Inhaler Access
May 06, 2024
May 06, 2024
WASHINGTON, May 6 -- Rep. Yadira Caraveo, D-Colorado, issued the following news release:
In a letter to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) on Monday, Congresswoman Yadira Caraveo, MD (CO-08) urged CMS Administrator Chiquita Brooks-LaSure to press insurance companies to cover generic inhaler formularies without the need for prior authorization.
"As of January, Flovent HFA, one of the most commonly prescribed childhood asthma medications, is no long . . .
In a letter to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) on Monday, Congresswoman Yadira Caraveo, MD (CO-08) urged CMS Administrator Chiquita Brooks-LaSure to press insurance companies to cover generic inhaler formularies without the need for prior authorization.
"As of January, Flovent HFA, one of the most commonly prescribed childhood asthma medications, is no long . . .