Response to request for information on improving integrity & stability of the 340B program
Given the importance of the 340B program to both HIV treatment and prevention in the United States, we are pleased that you are taking steps to improve the integrity and stability of the program. While the program has grown in recent years, we believe Congress should take steps now to ensure the 340B program works as intended and any abuses are addressed in order to ensure that the 340B program will be on solid ground and available in the future.
Letter to Mayor Bowser in support of DC’s Copay Accumulator Amendment Act of 2023
HIV+Hep strongly supports the “Copay Accumulator Amendment Act of 2021” (Bill 25-0141). It simply requires that the copay assistance beneficiaries receive counts towards their out-of-pocket obligation. By signing this law, DC will join 17 other states (Arkansas, Arizona, Connecticut, Delaware, Georgia, Illinois, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Oklahoma, New Mexico, North Carolina, New York, Tennessee, Washington, West Virginia, and Virginia) and Puerto Rico in protecting consumers by assuring their copay assistance will count towards cost-sharing obligations.
Letter in support of Rhode Island Senate bill on copay assistance
We voice our strong support for Senate Bill 0799 (“Relating to Insurance–Prescription Drug Benefits”) which would require health insurers to accept and count payments made on behalf of patients towards deductibles and out-of-pocket maximums. We thank you for holding a hearing on this important issue and ask that you pass the bill as soon as possible.
Letter in support of ensuring copay assistance counts & reining in unscrupulous prescription drug practices
We strongly support your bipartisan leadership in taking action to address some of the abusive practices Pharmacy Benefit Managers (PBMs) engage in that hinder patient access and the affordability of prescription drugs. While most people think insurers make the majority of decisions regarding health coverage and affordability, when it comes to prescription drugs, it is PBMs that drive many of the decisions as to what medications a beneficiary can access and how much they pay for them.