Respiratory

Summer 2018: A Health Policy Recap in 10 Quotes

August 30, 2018

Patient access developments didn’t stop for summer.  As we head into fall, here are 10 quotes from the news items – and new materials – that kept the health policy conversation lively during summer 2018.

Co-pay Accumulator Adjustment Programs

June 25, 2018

Not everyone can afford the medication they need. To make drugs more accessible, manufacturers sometimes provide co-pay coupons to help patients cover their out-of-pocket pharmacy expenses.

Comments on Draft Scoping Document for Severe Asthma Therapies

June 4, 2018

As noted in ICER’s scoping document, uncontrolled asthma is a substantial problem that, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, afflicts 38.4 percent of children with asthma and 50 percent of adults with asthma. It is not clear from the scoping document, however, that ICER will adequately incorporate into its analysis several key issues associated with uncontrolled asthma.

Are Americans Aware of COPD?

April 26, 2018

Many Americans felt like they knew former first lady Barbara Bush, whose death the country mourned this month. But how much do we as a nation know about the disease that killed her?