January 15, 2019
While some hepatitis C patients stateside are rejoicing at newly-relaxed barriers to curative treatment, those covered by Medicaid in Puerto Rico must watch and wait.
January 10, 2019
On top of debilitating pain and widespread stigma, patients with migraine now face another challenge. If they want preventive treatment, they must first find a physician that their health plan will allow to prescribe it.
January 9, 2019
Decades after Congress passed the Orphan Drug Act, only about 10 percent of patients with rare diseases actually receive treatment with orphan drugs, a new report finds.
January 3, 2019
Dubbed “liquid gold,” human milk offers a nutritional elixir for infants. And that has researchers asking an intriguing question: How else could human milk be used to optimize health?
December 18, 2018
Before ringing in the new year, the Institute for Patient Access takes a look back at the policy trends that shaped health care access in 2018.
December 17, 2018
The newest proposal to cut prescription drug costs could strip important protections for already vulnerable patients, especially those living in long-term care facilities.
December 13, 2018
Patients with a range of conditions from chronic migraine to overactive bladder can achieve relief from a medication called a “botulinum neurotoxin.”
December 7, 2018
In a storyline reminiscent of holiday favorite “The Grinch,” the Trump administration seems to be using the season of giving to plot the theft of something Americans hold dear – seniors’ Medicare, in this case.
December 6, 2018
Most patients aren’t familiar with the term “co-pay accumulator,” or its effect. But they should be, advises a new report from the Alliance for the Adoption of Innovations in Medicine.
December 4, 2018
New clinical guidelines for cholesterol treatment could be a good thing for both physicians and patients, so long as they are used properly.
