A discussion on Chronic Care Policy Alliance’s priorities and tips on how to reach out to elected officials.
Patient messaging for prescription access and affordability Issues: Communicating with legislators
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Role of PBMs in patient access & affordability of prescription drugs & potential solutions
HIV+Hep’s Carl Schmid, a consumer representative to the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC), presents to the NAIC PBM subgroup, along with ACSCAN’s Anna Howard, on how PBM’s impact patient access and affordability of prescription drugs.
Impact of PBM practices on patients
Discusses how Pharmacy Benefits Managers impact drug formulary decisions, patient cost sharing, utilization management, and pharmacy access.
Copay Accumulators, State Bans & IRS Issues
HIV+Hep’s Carl Schmid’s presentation before the NAIC Regulatory Framework Task Force on the value of copay assistance for Rx, state laws that ensure copay assistance counts, and ways to mitigate any potential conflicts with those state laws with IRS/Health Savings Account issues.
Patient Community Perspective
Details the harmful impacts copay accumulators have on drug adherence and patients costs, federal and state actions taken to date to ensure copay assistance counts, and advocacy opportunities at the federal and state levels patient groups can engage in relative to copay accumulators.