Minnesota lawmakers are letting PBMs off the hook, and threatening patients’ access to medicines

Middlemen don’t want patients to know how they are stacking the deck against them.
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In their own words: Insured Americans support policy reforms that address access and affordability concerns

A survey of more than 5,000 Americans conducted with Ipsos found that insured Americans want better health care coverage. These insights come from the third installment of the Patient Experience...
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CMS coverage decision restricts access to treatments for Alzheimer’s disease

This year’s Alzheimer’s and Brain Awareness Month offers an important opportunity to remember the severe toll that Alzheimer’s takes on patients and family caregivers. Unfortunately, this year also...
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Report finds PBMs are increasingly restricting patient access to medicines

More than 1,150 medicines were excluded from at least one of the three largest PBMs’ standard commercial formularies in 2022, according to a new report from Xcenda. The report is further evidence of...
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Getting the 340B program back on track in 2021

As our nation continues to fight a global pandemic, the need for access to affordable and quality health care feels even more pressing. This is especially true for vulnerable patients who have been...
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Growth in innovative, value-based contracts holds promise for the health system and for patients

The extraordinary financial pressure COVID-19 is creating for the U.S. economy underscores the need for a renewed push toward a more value-driven health care system that prioritizes patient access...
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Innovative contracts drive access for patients and value for the system

Our health care system is far from perfect, but there are solutions that will help address patient affordability concerns without sacrificing innovation, access or quality of care. For example,...
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ICYMI: Patients saved nearly $800,000 out of pocket through innovative contracting arrangements

Value-based programs between biopharmaceutical companies and pharmacy benefit manager Express Scripts saved $4.3 billion on medicines last year. Patients in these plans with innovative contracting...
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PhRMA comments on HHS proposed rule on manufacturer cost-sharing assistance and accumulator adjustment programs

Yesterday, PhRMA submitted comments on the Department of Health & Human Services’ (HHS) 2021 Notice of Benefit and Payment Parameters proposed rule. The proposed rule would hurt patients’ ability to...
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Addressing barriers that inhibit value-based contracts

With 56 new medicines approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in 2019 and over 8,000 medicines in development around the globe, innovative medicines are transforming the way we treat...
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