Epinephrine costs not covered by some high-deductible health plans
For years, Meghan Neri paid $30 each for packets of epinephrine auto-injectors for her two teenage children with food allergies. The price for four packs of the life-saving drug was a reasonable $120 a year.So Neri, 42, of Scituate, Massachusetts, was shocked when, in 2019, her family's pharmacist said each pack of auto-injector would cost $600.His out-of-pocket cost for the year had skyrocketed to $2,400.The price of epinephrine injections had not gone up. The problem was that the Nerises had switched to a new high-deductible health insurance plan to save money. Monthly payments are lower with high-deductible programs, but families…
