August 6, 2017
Respiratory illnesses are pervasive, chronic conditions that exist quietly in millions of Americans. Patients manage their breathing with varying degrees…
August 2, 2017
Are coupons that help patients afford their co-pays a help – or a hindrance – in the age of innovative but costly prescription medications? A new “Co-Pay Coupons” Fast Facts from the Institute for Patient Access explores why coupons and co-pay assistance programs remain a source of debate – and how they impact patients’ ability to access the medication their doctor prescribes.
August 1, 2017
People are living longer, healthier lives today with the help of advanced medicine. But innovative drugs can be expensive. Insurance…
July 20, 2017
Health plans often use different levels of cost sharing to drive patients toward one medication over another. But is this practice fair, ethical or effective in producing positive outcomes for patients? The answer, according to a recent National Pharmaceutical Council webinar panel, all depends.
July 11, 2017
It’s been over a year since the launch of former vice president Joe Biden’s Cancer Moonshot, designed to spur innovation and encourage collaboration on finding cures for cancer. So now, patients, physicians, researchers and policymakers are pausing to ask: Are we any closer?
May 23, 2017
Some Medicare beneficiaries pay 20 percent of their income in out-of-pocket medical expenses, a new study finds.
April 20, 2017
A new bureaucratic obstacle could make it even harder for asthma patients to get the medicine they need.
March 21, 2017
Senior citizens can face crippling out-of-pocket costs for their Medicare Part D prescription drugs. But now the University of Pennsylvania’s Perelman School of Medicine has proposed an intriguing solution inspired by an unexpected source: the utility companies.
March 17, 2017
Cholesterol-lowering drugs known as PCSK9 inhibitors can reduce the risk of heart attack and stroke by 20 percent, new research confirms. And if patients and health plans still harbor doubts, at least one manufacturer has a bold offer: a money-back guarantee.
March 14, 2017
More than 6 million children in the United States suffer from asthma. But several new studies paint a startling picture of how this disease impacts especially vulnerable subpopulations: in particular, poor and black children.
