Oct 26, 2021 | Drug Costs, Featured, Podcast
On this episode of the podcast, Terry and Bob discuss the Build Back Better reconciliation bill currently being debated in Congress and highlight its drug pricing components. They explain how the highly-touted cost savings in the bill won’t actually help...
Oct 21, 2021 | Access, Health Insurance, Value Based Insurance Design
By Surabhi Dangi-Garimella, Ph.D. For more than a decade now, health plans have been modeling their benefit structure to encourage enrollees to use certain “high-value” services—whose clinical benefits supersede the cost—and discourage the use of “low value” services,...
Oct 21, 2021 | Letters Supported
This year S.4111 Breslin/A.4668 Peoples-Stokes overwhelmingly passed both the New York State Senate and Assembly with bipartisan support; a loud and unified message underscoring the importance of putting patients first. Once signed into law, this bill will prohibit...
Oct 21, 2021 | Featured, Public Statement
WASHINGTON — Following today’s U.S. Senate Committee on Finance hearing regarding the current state of health insurance, Patients Rising Executive Director Terry Wilcox released the following statement on real healthcare reforms to help patients: “Health...
Oct 17, 2021 | COVID-19, Featured, Podcast, Uncategorized
On this episode of the podcast, Terry and Bob discuss how the country can better prepare for the next pandemic. Better preparation is especially necessary for those with rare and chronic diseases who are most vulnerable. They discuss pending legislation to make prior...
Oct 11, 2021 | Pharmacy Benefit Managers
By Surabhi Dangi-Garimella, Ph.D. Independent and community-based pharmacies have started pushing back and raising their voice against certain practices by pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) that threatens their success, and in some cases their very existence. The...
Oct 11, 2021 | Letters Supported
We, the undersigned 46 organizations, on behalf of millions of American patients who live with complex, chronic health conditions such as HIV, autoimmune diseases, cancer, diabetes, lupus, multiple sclerosis, and hepatitis, are pleased that your committee and Congress...
Oct 11, 2021 | Access, Featured, Podcast
On this episode of the podcast, Terry and Bob discuss the latest on Congressional Democrats’ reconciliation bill, currently being debated, and explain provisions that will directly affect patients’ access to medications. Take the inclusion of H.R. 3, for...
Oct 8, 2021 | Featured, Terry's Hot Take
Here’s some things to mull over while sipping your first (or tenth) Pumpkin Spiced Latte! Terry’s Hot Take is a monthly resource for lawmakers by the Executive Director of Patients Rising, on behalf of the 133 million Americans (one-third of Americans!) living...
