AstraZeneca to cap out-of-pocket costs for inhalers

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🗓️ 18 March 2024

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The cap of $35 takes effect June 1st; Super Micro Computer joins S&P 500 index; United Airlines reviewing safety after spate of incidents; Fitch says pharmacies, healthcare providers could take credit hit following UnitedHealth cyberattack.

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0:00.0	AstraZeneca is capping out-of-pocket costs for inhalers.
0:05.0	I'm Nova Safo with the Marketplace Minute.
0:08.0	The price cap is $35 in the U.S.
0:10.0	It takes effect June 1st.
0:12.0	AstraZeneca is following in the footsteps of rival U.S. It takes effect June 1st.
0:13.0	AstraZeneca is following in the footsteps of rival Beringer-Ingleheim amid pressure
0:17.1	from Washington over prescription drug prices.
0:20.8	Super Micro Computer became part of the S&P500 Index today.
0:24.7	The company makes servers used in artificial intelligence applications.
0:29.2	Its shares have nearly quadrupled this year alone. United Airlines CEO Scott Kirby says the company is reviewing safety practices after a spate of incidents,
0:39.0	including a tire falling off one jet and a missing panel on another that last one occurred Friday
0:44.2	the FAA is investigating. Credit ratings agency Fitch says the United
0:49.1	Healthcare Cyber Attack which took down a widely used payment processing service could further hurt smaller
0:54.5	providers and pharmacies by affecting their credit profiles. Fitch is still assessing the damage
0:59.6	from the ransomware attack.
1:01.7	I'm Novasafa with the marketplace minute.

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