If a prescription medicine is switched to OTC, won’t consumers be paying more for the same medicine than they were under their prescription drug insurance plan?
There is a lot more to consider than just the cost of prescription co-payments, which vary greatly from insurance plan to insurance plan. Other circumstances to consider include the fee for the doctor’s visit, travel costs, and time off from work. Even more alarming is the number of Americans who do not have healthcare insurance. According to the last government statistics available, there are nearly 47 million uninsured Americans. The Congressional Budget Office says that as many as 60 million Americans may lack health insurance at some point in any year. And many of those with health coverage do not necessarily have a drug plan. OTC medicines continue to be an extremely cost-effective option for millions of consumers each year.
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