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Patients Rising Now CEO Quote on Vision Benefit Managers Legislation

Patients Rising Now CEO Quote on Vision Benefit Managers Legislation

May 4, 2023 | Access, Health Insurance

Patients Rising Now CEO Terry Wilcox was quoted as part of the announcement of a bipartisan bill, introduced by Senators Manchin (D-WV) and Cramer (R-ND) to improve patient experiences when seeking treatment in the dental and optometric care fields. The legislation...
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Patient Group Exposes Vision Benefit Manager Abuses in New Campaign

Patient Group Exposes Vision Benefit Manager Abuses in New Campaign

Mar 23, 2023 | Health Insurance

Two vision insurers cover two-thirds of Americans, suppress competition and prevent lower prices WASHINGTON – Chronic disease patient advocacy organization Patients Rising Now today announced a new campaign exposing abuses in the vision insurance market, including...
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Have Health Plans Abandoned Rare Disease Patients?: Season 3 | Episode 19

Have Health Plans Abandoned Rare Disease Patients?: Season 3 | Episode 19

May 17, 2022 | Featured, Health Insurance, Podcast

On this episode of the podcast, Terry and Bob discuss health access challenges facing patients with rare diseases on employer health plans. They point out new data on drug rebates showing no relationship between the size of rebates and drug price savings. And they...
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Season 3 | Episode 12: $1 Prescriptions: The Future of Health Insurance

Season 3 | Episode 12: $1 Prescriptions: The Future of Health Insurance

Mar 28, 2022 | Featured, Health Insurance

On this episode of the podcast, Terry and Bob discuss Health Plan Heroes, a new initiative by Patients Rising to identify employers who are expanding access to care while lowering costs for patients – without destroying their profitability in the process. It’s...
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S3 | E6 Making Sense of California’s Healthcare News

S3 | E6 Making Sense of California’s Healthcare News

Feb 14, 2022 | Featured, Health Insurance, Health Policy

Season 3 | Episode 6: Making Sense of California’s Healthcare News On this episode of the podcast, Terry and Bob discuss the bid for universal healthcare in California. They also talk about the latest health policy developments at the federal level, including...
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S2 | E47: How to Design Better Health Insurance

S2 | E47: How to Design Better Health Insurance

Nov 30, 2021 | Featured, Health Insurance, Podcast

On this special holiday edition of the podcast, Terry discusses opportunities to improve employer health insurance, which provides most Americans with their health coverage. She discusses its rapidly increasing cost and access barriers — especially for those...
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