Prior Authorization Delays Treatment & Increases Rx Steroid Use
New data prove a point that clinicians and advocates have been making for years: Prior authorization hurts patients.
Medicare Move Could Improve Treatment Access for Heart Patients
A recent Trump administration decision nudges health plans to do right by patients who struggle with high LDL, or “bad,” cholesterol.
Medicare Part D: Not as Simple as ‘ABC’
Maybe lawmakers intended Medicare to be as simple as A, B, C.
Infant Summit 2019
As CNN anchor Alisyn Camerota remembers, it was just another day at work. Until it wasn’t. A routine prenatal check-up for Alisyn, then 30 weeks pregnant with twins, turned life changing when her doctor announced that she’d need to deliver her daughters within 48 hours. A rare condition was preventing one baby from receiving enough […]
Infant Summit Spotlights Prematurity, Policy & Health Care’s “Angels on Earth”
As CNN anchor Alisyn Camerota remembers, it was just another day at work. Until it wasn’t. A routine prenatal check-up for Alisyn, then 30 weeks pregnant with twins, turned life changing when her doctor announced that she’d need to deliver her daughters within 48 hours. A rare condition was preventing one baby from receiving enough […]
“Smoothing” Cost Sharing Could Ease Seniors’ Burden
As summer eases into fall, policymakers are discussing ways to ease Medicare patients’ cost-sharing pain.
ICER and the Real World
ICER recently released an updated draft of its framework. What do these changes mean for real patients who want to access innovative medicine?
New Co-Pay Coupons Rules: Another Blow to Patients
One benefit of using co-pay coupons will soon disappear, according to new federal guidance.
7 Quotes to Recap Summer 2019’s Health Policy News
As vacation season winds down, here’s a quick review of the health policy topics that impacted patient access this summer.
Asthma Patients’ Corticosteroid Conundrum
For someone with a flare-up of asthma symptoms, a short course of oral corticosteroids like prednisone can be a welcome relief. But when these potent medications become a regular remedy, asthma patients may have a problem.
