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Rescind the Current Ban on the Use of Copay Cards

Aug 25, 2020 | Copay Assistance, COVID-19, Letters Supported

On behalf of the undersigned organizations and over 45 million persons covered by Medicare Part D and their family caregivers, we urge you to rescind the current ban on the use of copay cards in the Medicare Part D program at least through the current Novel...

Patient Advocate Comments – CMS Medicaid NPRM – Copay Provision

Aug 12, 2020 | Copay Assistance, Letters Supported

The undersigned organizations, on behalf of tens of millions of Americans with serious illnesses, chronic conditions, and disabilities, are submitting this formal comment pertaining to your recent Notice of Proposed Rule Making. While we appreciate the Centers for...

Massachusetts Health Policy Commission Supports Extending State’s Co-pay Assistance Programs

Aug 11, 2020 | Copay Assistance, State Issues

Massachusetts Health Policy Commission Supports Extending State’s Co-pay Assistance Programs A Massachusetts law that allows patients to seek assistance from manufacturer co-pay assistance programs (coupons and discounts) is set to expire in January 2021. Patients...

Request that Co-pay Assistance Remain Allowable Permanently Under Massachusetts State Law

Jul 6, 2020 | Copay Assistance, Letters Supported, State Issues

Co-pay assistance helps to offset the cost sharing imposed by insurers, and allows patients to adhere to their medically needed treatments. They are often the only way patients can access critical medications for a wide array of disease states including, but not...
72 lawmakers back patients in fight over NBPP co-pay rules

72 lawmakers back patients in fight over NBPP co-pay rules

Mar 19, 2020 | Copay Assistance, Featured, Federal Issues, News

Patients are getting some big-name support on Capitol Hill in the fight to block health care regulations that would increase patient out-of-pocket insurance costs in 2021. Seventy-two members of the House of Representatives are calling on U.S. Department of Health and...
Trump administration proposes insurance loophole to hike patient out-of-pocket costs in 2021

Trump administration proposes insurance loophole to hike patient out-of-pocket costs in 2021

Feb 22, 2020 | Copay Accumulators, Copay Assistance, Drug Costs, Federal Issues, News

Patients struggling with the high cost of health insurance can expect even higher out-of-pocket costs in 2021, under an insurance regulation proposed by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. Last month, the obscure federal agency under the Department of...
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