Alternative Funding Programs
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When it comes to health, there's simply no alternative to timely treatment and patient-centered care.
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Sacrificing Quality for the QALY
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Patients are more than a number. But the QALY doesn't see them that way.
Read MoreStep Therapy and Skin Conditions
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Step therapy aims to cut expenses for insurance companies, but the cost to patients with skin conditions is just too high.
Read MoreBarriers to Patient Access: Co-Pay Accumulator Adjustment Programs
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Forgo medication or sacrifice everyday essentials? Co-pay accumulator adjustment programs force patients to make difficult decisions about their health.
Read MoreBarriers to Patient Access: Non-Medical Switching
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When insurers switch stable patients' medication, patients may face re-emerging symptoms, battle new side effects and even wind up in the ER.
Read MoreBarriers to Patient Access: Step Therapy
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When insurers require that patients "fail first" before accessing their prescribed treatment, patients can suffer.
Read MoreBarriers to Patient Access: Prior Authorization
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When prior authorization delays treatment, patients can see their symptoms worsen and their relationship with their physician erode.
Read MoreMedicare Patients Need Out-of-Pocket Caps for Prescription Drug Costs
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Out-of-pocket costs for Medicare beneficiaries are rising. It's time for policymakers to act.
Read MoreNon-Medical Switching Hurts Patients
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In a first-of-its-kind study, the Alliance for Patient Access reveals that non-medical switching, where insurers or pharmacy benefit managers drive stable patients to switch to lower-cost medicines, can levy widespread damage on patients’ quality of life.
Read MoreNon-Medical Switching of Neurotoxins
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Botulinum neurotoxins can bring relief to patients who experience migraine, involuntary twitching, and excessive sweating. Learn what happens when health plans switch patients' medication in this video.
Read MoreUnderstanding Step Therapy
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It’s a familiar scenario for most of us. You get sick and go to the doctor. Your doctor takes your medical history, examines you, and makes recommendations about your treatment. Your doctor writes you a prescription. But, for many patients, the process of getting the medication prescribed by their doctor may be far more complicated.
Read MoreThe Co-Pay Surprise
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A new trend has more health insurers implementing what are known as co-pay accumulator programs, which change how patients meet their annual deductible. Insurers embrace the programs to increase their revenues and discourage the use of high-cost drugs. But, in so doing, they leave patients with a difficult choice.
Read MoreUnderstanding Specialty Tiers
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When you pick up your monthly prescription at the pharmacy counter, you may owe a co-pay of $10 or $20. Or you may pay much, much more. Why the discrepancy?
Read MoreWho Are Headache Disorders & Migraine Hurting?
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Who feels the impact of headache disorders and migraine? More people than you may think, according to a new video from The Headache & Migraine Policy Forum.
Read MoreUnderstanding Non-Medical Switching
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Patients with chronic or serious medical conditions must sometimes work with physicians for months to identify a medication that’s effective for them.
Read MoreAccess to Asthma Medications
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Because of asthma, 26 million Americans struggle to breathe, exercise, and go about their daily lives. But increasingly, they also face another challenge: accessing their medications.
Read MoreUnderstanding Prior Authorization
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What began as a safeguard against unnecessary drug spending has become a significant barrier to patient access.
Read MoreAccessing Breakthrough Cholesterol Treatments
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Cardiologist Seth Baum, MD, describes a hypothetical patient with a family history of extremely high cholesterol. “He’s not the typical cholesterol patient,” Dr. Baum explains, “And the typical medications, known as ‘statins,’ don’t lower his cholesterol enough.”
Read MoreDiabetes and Non-Medical Switching
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What happens when a health plan drives diabetes patients to switch their medication, insulin, or medical device?
For some patients, nothing. But for others, being forced to switch can cause real problems.
Read MoreDiabetes Patients' New Challenge
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People with diabetes describe non-medical switching, where an insurer has pushed them to change insulin, pumps, meters or other medical necessities.
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