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Copay coupons can help ease patients’ out-of-pocket costs

By Holly Campbell  |    February 16, 2018
Each year, middlemen, like pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) and insurers, shift more of the costs of health care to patients. Ensuring patients have affordable access to their medicines is the top...   Read More

Making drug formulary search tools better for patients

By Rebecca Davison  |    September 7, 2016
There is a real need for patients to have information about out-of-pocket costs and clinical tools being used when it comes to their coverage. A new prescription drug search tool that includes...   Read More

Empowering consumers and improving access to important clinical information

By Allyson Funk  |    August 29, 2016
Even though more Americans are insured than ever before, many are facing insurance barriers that may interfere with a doctor’s prescribed course of treatment and impact their care. We recently...   Read More

4 ways to better engage and empower patients

By Allyson Funk  |    July 15, 2016
An informed consumer is an engaged and empowered patient. With the right information, consumers are well equipped to be active participants in making decisions about their health care. But it isn’t...   Read More

Burden on patients: Insurance benefit design’s impact on patient access to medicines

By Allyson Funk  |    June 30, 2016
Last week, we looked at access to medicines in health insurance exchanges for HIV/AIDS, oncology, cystic fibrosis, mental health and multiple sclerosis. The analysis by Avalere Health presents data...   Read More

Burden on patients: Access to medicines in health insurance exchange plans

By Allyson Funk  |    June 23, 2016
Access to prescription medicines is critical to help patients manage their chronic conditions and maximize quality of life. Unfortunately, even with insurance coverage, many patients still struggle...   Read More

Empowering consumers and improving access to out-of-pocket cost information

By Allyson Funk  |    June 16, 2016
A well-informed consumer is an engaged and empowered patient. One policy solution for delivering innovative treatments to patients is to engage and empower consumers by making more information about...   Read More

Many consumers still face confusion around health insurance coverage

By Rebecca Davison  |    May 25, 2016
Consumers need to be engaged and empowered when making decisions about their health coverage. Two recent studies suggest more can be done to help consumers sort through their health insurance options...   Read More

Higher deductibles and more dissatisfaction with health plans according to new poll

By Karyn Schwartz  |    May 20, 2016
The share of consumers in a high deductible plan increased from 36 percent to 49 percent among those who purchase their own insurance, according to a new Kaiser Family Foundation poll released today....   Read More

New non-discrimination rule neglects to define discriminatory benefits

By Karyn Schwartz  |    May 19, 2016
In a final rule released late last week, the Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of Civil Rights declined to provide details on health insurance benefit designs it considers to be...   Read More

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