February 12, 2019
A Trump administration proposal designed to cut prescription drug costs could actually see some seniors paying $2,000 more each month out of their own pockets, a new study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association suggests.
November 20, 2018
Devastating. Awful. Miserable. That’s how patients and advocates described step therapy during a recent Derma Care Access Network policy panel on Capitol Hill.
October 26, 2018
Patient advocates across the country cheered this week as news spread about a decrease in the list price of evolocumab.
August 14, 2018
The federal government has given Medicare plans a new tool to negotiate lower prescription drug prices. But it could have the unintended consequence of limiting patients’ access to some medications.
August 7, 2018
Existing therapies help Parkinson’s patients control their tremors and stiffness – most of the time. Now, new versions of the drug apormorphine could address breakthrough symptoms, which about 90 percent of patients experience during what’s known as “off” periods.
July 26, 2018
New research paints a troubling picture of patient access to prescription medication.
July 5, 2018
Imagine having severe eczema. Your hands, arms and feet are always red and irritated. Sometimes your skin is so dry it cracks. Other times you have weepy blisters.
June 25, 2018
Almost 1 in 10 Americans – men, women, and children of all ethnicities and income levels – has diabetes.1 One…
May 31, 2018
Diabetes is becoming more common. But access to appropriate care for people living with diabetes? Not so much. So explains a new white paper from the Institute for Patient Access.
May 29, 2018
Many people think they know Tourette syndrome. It’s the person who blurts out foul words at inopportune times, like what you see on sitcoms or in movies. In reality, this particular vocal tic is rare. But the stereotype of people living with Tourette syndrome is unfortunately common.
