February 20, 2014
Medicaid coverage for obesity treatments could save money over the long term, suggests a new policy brief from the Institute for Patient Access.
February 11, 2014
Far more than an occasional nuisance, headaches interfere with countless Americans’ daily lives – and cost the country $31 billion annually.
February 7, 2014
Recently two World Health Organization resolutions were approved for consideration at the 67th World Health Assembly, to convene this coming May in Geneva.
February 3, 2014
When big hospitals profit by gaming a government program, public confidence wanes – and patient access could suffer.
January 27, 2014
You can’t put a price on health, the saying goes. But for certain leukemia patients who need protein kinase inhibitor treatment, cost can prove to be not only a key factor but also a barrier to wellness.
January 17, 2014
Medicare has money problems; that’s no secret. But health experts worry that a newly proposed rule to reduce costs by ending Part D’s access guarantee for specific medications could shake Medicare’s fundamental purpose: to keep America’s seniors healthy.
January 15, 2014
Today the Institute for Patient Access released a new policy brief entitled “WHY DOCTORS NEED TO KNOW WHEN PHARMACISTS SUBSTITUTE BIOLOGICAL MEDICINES.”
August 1, 2013
By David Charles, MD and Mary Ann Chapman, PhD An important but rarely asked question is whether it costs more…
July 1, 2012
What if you had a chronic disease causing increasing disability whose progression could be slowed by a medication that you…
