May 8, 2023 | Copay Accumulators, Drug Costs, Pharmacy Benefit Managers
Patients Rising Now sent a letter of support for Representatives Buddy Carter’s (R-GA-01) and Lisa Blunt Rochester’s (D-DE-AL) legislation: The Protecting Patients Against PBM Abuses Act. The problem is PBMs is so widespread that it is not only confined to...
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May 1, 2023 | Copay Accumulators, Copay Assistance
Read the PDF Version The Double-Dip Patients with rare and chronic illnesses often rely on manufacturer patient assistance funds to cover high out-of-pocket costs at the pharmacy. But many insurers and pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) have implemented copay...
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May 1, 2023 | Copay Accumulators, Copay Assistance
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Sarah Shelson May 1, 2023 sshelson@riesterinfluence.com ...
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Jul 18, 2022 | Comment Letters, Copay Accumulators, Letters Submitted
We sent a letter to New York Governor Kathy Hochul urging her not to delay in signing A1741-A into law. A1741-A passed in May of this year almost unanimously in the New York Assembly and Senate. The bill would prohibit copay accumulators and require that any...
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Jul 5, 2022 | Copay Accumulators, Featured, Podcast
On this episode of the podcast, Kate Pecora interviews Keyla Caba, a patient advocate who lives with Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis. Her son was also recently diagnosed with a chronic disease, and she shares the challenges of being both a patient and a...
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May 20, 2022 | Copay Accumulators
Surabhi Dangi-Garimella, PhD Co-pay accumulator and maximizer programs run by commercial health plans and pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) have been designed to counter co-pay assistance programs floated by drug manufacturers. They prevent the co-pay assistance from...
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