34 results for the search term copay accumulator adjustors

Wisconsin All Copays Count Coalition Gains Momentum, Addresses Challenges of Copay Accumulator Adjustors

Advocacy & Legislation, GLHF News, Industry News & Research

In an effort to ensure that all copays count with insurance companies, and address the challenges of Copay Accumulator Adjustors, the Wisconsin All Copays Count Coalition (the Coalition) continues to…

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NHF Calls on CMS to Address Copay Accumulator Adjustors in the 2024 Notice of Benefit and Payment Parameters

Advocacy & Legislation, Industry News & Research

…& Medicaid Services to address copay accumulator adjustment policies in the 2024 Notice of Benefit and Payment Parameters. Revising this regulation would undo harmful health plan and pharmacy benefit manager…

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Op-Ed Outlines the Value of Copay Assistance and the Challenges of Copay Accumulator Adjustment Programs

Advocacy & Legislation, GLHF News

…when no other options exist. A copay accumulator – or accumulator adjustment program – is a strategy used by insurance companies and Pharmacy Benefit Managers (PBMs) that stop manufacturer copay

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National Patient & Caregiver Survey Shows that COVID-19 Has Exacerbated Treatment Affordability Challenges & Health Inequities for Vulnerable Americans

COVID-19, Industry News & Research

…of plans include a copay accumulator policy. In 14 states, every plan includes a copay accumulator policy. For many this creates an untenable burden and results in treatment abandonment, which…

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Copay Accumulator Adjustor Programs (CAAP)

Advocacy & Legislation

Copay Accumulator Adjustor Programs (CAAPs) are a strategy used by insurers to redirect the value of manufacturer copay assistance – which is supposed to help patients afford their share of…

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Americans Believe Government Should Require Copay Assistance Be Applied to Out-of-pocket Costs

Advocacy & Legislation, Industry News & Research

…Voter Sentiment on Patient Copay Assistance Programs, found that 86 percent of all registered voters surveyed believe the government should require copay assistance to be applied to a patient’s out-of-pocket…

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GLHF Testifies Before the Assembly Health Committee About Harmful Insurance Practices Including PBMs and Copay Accumulator Adjuster Programs

Advocacy & Legislation, GLHF News

…patient’s deductible. Many patients, especially those with rare and chronic diseases, rely on copay assistance to afford their medications. However, health insurers in Wisconsin are increasingly implementing copay accumulator adjustment program policies that…

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Court Rules in Favor of Patients Regarding Copay Accumulator Adjustor Programs

Advocacy & Legislation, Living with a Bleeding Disorder

…community at large, on September 29, the United States District Court for the District of Columbia ruled that insurers can no longer implement copay accumulator adjustor programs (CAAPs) for drugs that lack generic equivalents.  While the court ruling is…

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Co-pay Accumulator Policies Hurt Patients. There’s a Simple Solution.

Advocacy & Legislation

…working toward their annual deductible and maximum out-of-pocket limit. But for people with co-pay accumulator policies built into their health insurance plans, there’s a much steeper hill to climb. With…

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The Impact of Copay Accumulator Adjuster Programs on Patients

Industry News & Research

In the age of high deductibles and patient out-of-pocket expenditures, more and more people depend on copay assistance to afford their life-saving specialty medications. This video demonstrates how Copay Accumulator

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Copay Accumulator Adjustments: What Are They and How They Can Affect You

Advocacy & Legislation

…more people depend on copay assistance to afford their life-saving specialty medications. This video demonstrates how Copay Accumulator Adjustments affect patients requiring specialty medications with no generic alternatives.   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ExMnOJs-h8…

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Wisconsin State Journal: Don’t Let Insurers Undermine Copay Help for Wisconsin Patients

Advocacy & Legislation, Industry News & Research

…many stressed and wondering how they will afford their groceries, mortgage and the prescription medications that keep their health stable. Many of these patients rely on copay coupons and vouchers…

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The Importance of Copay Assistance Protections: Awareness Grows

Industry News & Research, Living with a Bleeding Disorder

…A principal “ask” was for lawmakers to support H.R. 830, the HELP Copays Act, introduced by Reps. Carter and Barragan. This bipartisan legislation would prohibit copay accumulator adjusters – strategies used by health…

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Video: The State of Copay Accumulator Adjustment

Industry News & Research

In this video, Kollet Koulianos from NHF’s Payer Relations team explains the significance of copay Accumulator Adjustment programs. Watch now. Source: National Hemophilia Foundation, HemaWare….

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Legislation Restricting Accumulators and Maximizers Have No Impact on Premiums, According to a Global Health Living Foundation Analysis

Advocacy & Legislation, Industry News & Research

…states because insurance and pharmacy benefit management (PBM) companies-instituted accumulator and maximizer programs shift the medication cost burden to individual patients. Accumulator programs prohibit the value of a manufacturer’s co-pay

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CMS Finalizes Policy to Limit Co-Pay Accumulator Programs

Industry News & Research

…not medically necessary. Co-pay accumulator programs essentially disallow co-pay assistance from counting towards a person’s out-of-pocket (OOP) maximum. CMS has specifically said that in cases where there is no generic…

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Court Overturns Accumulator Adjuster Rule

Advocacy & Legislation, Living with a Bleeding Disorder

…who rely on copay assistance to afford their medications. The ruling is welcome news for patient groups that have long opposed so-called “copay accumulator adjuster programs” (CAAPs): health plan strategies…

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Learn More About Patient Assistance Programs

Advocacy & Legislation, Health and Well Being, Industry News & Research, Living with a Bleeding Disorder

…(866) 422-2377 HEMLIBRA Co-Pay Program Helps with up to $15,000per year in HEMLIBRA co-pay costs Eligibility Requirements Have been prescribed HEMLIBRA for an FDA-approved indication Are 18 years of age…

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All Copays Count Coalition Applauds House Introduction of Help Ensure Lower Patient Copays Act

Advocacy & Legislation, Industry News & Research

…groups representing patients with serious and chronic diseases, applauds the introduction of the Help Ensure Lower Patient Copays Act (HELP Copays Act), sponsored by Representatives Donald McEachin (D-VA), Rodney Davis…

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All Copays Count Coalition Statement on Draft 2023 CMS Notice of Benefit and Payment Parameters

Advocacy & Legislation, Industry News & Research

…insurance issuer use of copay accumulator adjustment policies or close the essential health benefits loophole. These practices disproportionately target the most financially vulnerable patients with serious and chronic health conditions,…

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An Alarming Rate of Coverage Losses

Advocacy & Legislation, Industry News & Research

…health plan consumers from harmful copay accumulators. Three more states act to protect consumers from harmful copay accumulators Legislation ensuring health plan consumers have access to the lifeline that third-party…

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WTAE-TV (PA) Feature: Copay Accumulators – Who Really Benefits?

Industry News & Research, Living with a Bleeding Disorder

In an NBDF interview, Bill Robie, Senior Director of Government Relations, highlighted the ongoing challenges of living with von Willebrand disease. https://www.youtube.com/embed/WAHZukHBTus In a recent interview with the National Bleeding…

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The Complexity of Unwinding Medicaid

Industry News & Research

…help shed a light on other harmful practices, like copay accumulator adjusters, perhaps paving the way for further reforms such as the HELP Copays Act.  Source: Hemophilia Federation of America…

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The Joy of Lobbying the Senate on Behalf of my Sons with Hemophilia

Advocacy & Legislation, Living with a Bleeding Disorder

…disorders; he said he was very familiar with them. I then started talking about one of the key issues we advocates wanted to discuss with our congresspeople: copay accumulator adjustment programs. I explained…

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