Tammy Baldwin
MADISON, WI (WTAQ-WRN) — A Wisconsin U.S. Senator is part of investigation of the rapidly increasing cost of inhalers.
Senator Tammy Baldwin has joined three of her colleagues in sending letters to the CEOs of the four biggest manufacturers of inhalers sold in the U.S. which charge between $200 and $600 for each inhaler, which is typically purchased monthly.
A release from Baldwin’s office says the same medication is available abroad for under $100.
The release adds that over a half-million people suffer from asthma and other respiratory conditions in Wisconsin.
In 2018, 71 Wisconsinites died due to the chronic lung disease, with nearly 40 percent of those victims over the age of 65.
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