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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...
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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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Insurers, Don’t Curtail Copay Coupons

Aug 6, 2019 | Copay Accumulators, Copay Assistance, News

What good is my health insurance if my copays and deductibles are so high that it doesn’t offer me any financial protection?  That’s the question an increasing number of patients are asking as these costs continue to rise. According to data from the Kaiser Family...
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Copay assistance needed now more than ever

Aug 6, 2019 | Copay Assistance, News

President Trump renewed his attack on drug manufacturers last week, tweeting, “Pfizer & others should be ashamed that they have raised drug prices for no reason. They are merely taking advantage of the poor & others unable to defend themselves. ” Just a day...
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Statement on Proposed Bills to Ban Copay Accumulators in Virginia

Aug 6, 2019 | Copay Accumulators, Copay Assistance, News

Patients Rising Now applauds the proposed legislation by both the Virginia Senate (SB 1596) and Virginia House (HB 2515) banning the use of copay accumulator adjustment programs in the state, protecting Virginians who need this vital assistance. In 2018, many insurers...
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