Schemes like refusing to count copay assistance toward patient out-of-pocket costs and designating some medications as “non-essential health benefits” allow PBMs and their insurance partners and others to make more money and profit at the expense of patients who are having trouble affording their drugs. We urge you the Federal Trade Commission to continue your investigation and take appropriate action to stop them.
Policy updates on accumulators, maximizers, AFPs, and beyond
Speaking at InformaConnect’s #Copay2024, Kevin Herwig gave a policy update on developments related to copay accumulators, maximizers, and alternative funding programs and the failure of HHS to enforce the HIV+Hepatitis Policy Institute’s Court victory a year ago or fully close the loophole allowing insurers to designate prescription drugs as non-essential health benefits.
Biomedical HIV Prevention Summit: Scaling Up PrEP Now by Leveraging Existing Programs
HIV+Hepatitis Policy Institute will convene a panel on Friday, April 19, 2024, at the Biomedical HIV Prevention Summit to examine how PrEP is provided today by entities including community health centers, CBOs, pharmacies, telemedicine platforms, and state health departments. We will examine how this work is financed by leveraging existing programs and systems, as well as current barriers and what can be done to close PrEP access gaps in underserved populations.
Braidwood v Becerra: Amicus Briefs
Carl Schmid and Kevin Herwig offer updates at USCHA on Braidwood v Becerra, which challenges ACA’s preventive services coverage requirement, and discuss the amicus brief filed by HIV+Hepatitis Policy Institute and supported by 24 HIV and hepatitis organizations and other amici briefs filed by other groups.
Breaking down the value chain: patient voices advocating for change
Carl Schmid of the HIV+Hepatitis Policy Institute joins Hannah Lynch, Associate Director, U.S. Public Policy at UCB, to discuss how we can evolve the healthcare system to better serve people living with severe diseases and help them overcome access barriers.