Dec 6, 2021 | Public Statement
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Dec. 6, 2021 Contact: Sarah Shelson sshelson@riesterpublicaffairs.com WILCOX STATEMENT ON BIDEN DRUG SPEECH Build Back Better Offers No Guarantee to Lower Patient Costs WASHINGTON — Patients Rising Executive Director Terry Wilcox today released...
Dec 6, 2021 | Featured, Federal Issues, Podcast
On this episode of the podcast, Terry and Bob discuss Congress’ consideration of the Build Back Better bill and the provisions that impact patients with rare and chronic diseases. They break down the legislative process ahead and highlight how the Senate...
Nov 30, 2021 | Letters Supported, Medicare
The undersigned organizations, representing millions of Medicare beneficiaries with life-threatening, complex, chronic conditions and/or the physicians who care for them, are asking the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to ensure that beneficiaries...
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...
Nov 22, 2021 | Featured, Podcast
On this episode of the podcast, Terry and Bob discuss the ongoing threat of antibiotic resistance. Overuse of antibiotics means new, threatening strains of infections that are resistant to antibiotics. Antibiotics are a common go-to solution for illnesses, but...
Nov 15, 2021 | Featured, Health Policy, Podcast
On this episode of the podcast, Terry and Bob discussed potential federal policies to improve healthcare for U.S. veterans. They point out that it is our duty as a nation to help those who have served our country. Veterans return home with visible and invisible wounds...
Nov 10, 2021 | Actions, Featured, Featured Action
Lend your voice to support the Help Ensure Lower Patient (HELP) Copays Act Millions of vulnerable Americans across the country rely on cost-sharing assistance to afford the medicines they need. Patients in the private health insurance market have increasingly relied...
Nov 8, 2021 | Health Insurance, Press Releases, Statements
HELP Act First Step to Patient-Centric Health Insurance Design WASHINGTON — Patients Rising Executive Director Terry Wilcox today released the following statement applauding the introduction of the bipartisan Help Ensure Lower Patient (HELP) Copays Act by U.S....
